Time Trends of Allergic Rhinitis and Effects of Residence on Allergic Rhinitis in Korea From 1998 Through 2007-2009.
- Author:
Jun Pyo MYONG
1
;
Hyeongsu KIM
;
Kunsei LEE
;
Sounghoon CHANG
Author Information
1. Department of Preventive Medicine, and Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
allergic rhinitis;
health surveys;
prevalence;
urbanization
- MeSH:
Asthma;
Female;
Health Surveys;
Humans;
Korea;
Male;
Nutrition Surveys;
Prevalence;
Rhinitis;
Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial;
Social Class;
Urbanization
- From:Asian Nursing Research
2012;6(3):102-106
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: Longitudinal changes in the prevalence of self-reported physician-diagnosed allergic rhinitis (AR) in Korea and the association between the prevalence of AR and type of residence area among Korean males and females in 1998, 2001, 2005 and 2007-2009 were evaluated. METHODS: Age-standardized prevalence was calculated using the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) I-IV. Stratified factors of sex, age, and socioeconomic status were adjusted to compare the prevalence of AR in relation to residential area by multiple logistic analysis. RESULTS: The prevalence of AR increased by tenfolds from 1.2 % in 1998 to 12.0 % in 2007-2009. The trends for prevalence of AR were also statistically significant (p < .05). The age-standardized prevalence of AR among urban females was higher (13.9%) than that in rural females (11.5%). After adjustment for survey years, age, socioeconomic levels and asthma, the odds of AR were higher in urban than rural residents, except for males in 1998. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of AR in Korea has increased over the past decade, and living in an urban area may be a susceptible factor. For prevention and management of AR, further evaluations of contributing factors and mechanisms underlying differences in AR are needed.
