Messages from the Aalst Allergy Study

Gysel, Dirk Van; Govaere, Elke; Verhamme, Katia; Doli, Erenik; Baets, Frans De

doi:10.1007/s12519-009-0035-0

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“…In the study conducted by by Alsowaidi et al (13) in United Arab Emirates, it was reported that the prevalence of allergic rhinitis was higher in the female population. In a study conducted by Van Gysel et al (14) in Belgium, while allergic rhinitis was significantly higher in males in children younger than 8 years of age, a significant increase was observed in the prevalence of allergic rhinitis in females. The time interval from 8 to 10 years was accepted to be significant for children in the study, and the prevalence rate of allergic rhinitis evidently increased for females during this period.…”

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confidence: 87%

“…In the questionnaire study of Kalyoncu et al (23) on 4639 university students and in the study of Gysel et al (14) and study of Mösges (19), a significant relationship between pet feeding in the house and allergic rhinitis was observed, but in the other studies conducted in our country, no such relationship was observed (8)(9)(10). In our study, the correlation between pet feeding in the house and allergic rhinitis was significant (p=0.04).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Prevalence of Allergic Rhinitis in Children in the Trabzon Province of the Black Sea Region of Turkey

Cobanoglu¹,

Işik

Topbaş

et al. 2016

Turk Arch Otorhinolaryngol

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Objective: We aimed to determine the prevalence of allergic rhinitis in children aged 12-15 years who lived in the Trabzon Province, specify possible risk factors, and compare the data obtained with those of the other studies conducted in our country and in other countries.Methods: First, 1372 students from nine primary schools determined according to the recommendations of Department of Public Health and approval of The Provincial Directorate of Health were screened in their schools with questionnaire forms. Second, students providing the response "yes" to the first and/or second questions in the questionnaire forms were considered as possible allergic rhinitis patients and invited to our clinic. Then, 246 students were subjected to a skin prick test. Data were collected with the evalution of questionnaire and skin prick test results together. Results:The prevalance of allergic rhinitis in children between 12 and 15 years age was found to be 14.5% in Trabzon. Female gender was found to be a relative a risk factor for allergic rhinitis (p=0.015). The prevalence of allergic rhinitis in children whose both parents were smoking was significantly higher than that in children whose only one parent was smoking or both parents were nonsmokers (p=0.0024). In addition, living in an apartment flat (p=0.015) and owing pets (p=0.04) were detected to be other risk factors for allergic rhinitis. Conclusion:According to our investigations, this is the first prevalence study in Trabzon, which is the largest settlement in the Eastern Black Sea Region. The prevalence of allergic rhinitis in children was found to be 14.5%. Female gender, smoking habits of the parents, owing pets, and living in an apartment flat are risk factors for allergic rhinitis.

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confidence: 99%

Prevalence of Allergic Rhinitis in Children in the Trabzon Province of the Black Sea Region of Turkey

Cobanoglu¹,

Işik

Topbaş

et al. 2016

Turk Arch Otorhinolaryngol

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“…[5] Its prevalence in preschool children is higher than 12%. [6][7][8] Each year childhood asthma generates a great number of hospitalizations and missed school days. [9,10] The increasing prevalence of asthma as well as that of caries in preschool children has prompted investigators to speculate that asthma in childhood might be a causal factor in the development of caries.…”

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