Prevalence and risk factors of uncontrolled allergic rhinitis
10.16066/j.1672-7002.2019.01.010
- VernacularTitle:变应性鼻炎未控制率及其相关因素分析
- Author:
Hao CHEN
1
;
Hongling HU
;
Cheng SONG
;
Xiaofan LIU
;
Wen YIN
;
Xueying LI
;
Yi HU
Author Information
1. 华中科技大学同济医学院附属武汉中心医院变态(过敏)反应科
- Keywords:
Rhinitis,Allergic,Perennial;
Rhinitis,Allergic,Seasonal;
Quality of Life;
Risk Factors;
self-assessment
- From:
Chinese Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
2019;26(1):37-41
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE We used Al lergic Rhinitis Control Test (ARCT) questionnaire to evaluate the control level of allergic rhinitis, in order to get the data of prevalence rate, epidemiological characters and risk factors of uncontrolled allergic rhinitis. METHODS Patients with AR were recruited from our department and the treatment based on the Allergic Rhinitis and Its Impact on Asthma(ARIA) guidelines. Telephone interview will be taken after 2 weeks in these patients, compared to symptoms, impact on quality of life, ARCT value before and after treatment. RESULTS Among 134 patients enrolled, moderate/severe AR account for 95％. After 2 weeks of treatment, both symptom and quality of life were marked improvement(P <0.001). Patients with uncontrolled AR(26.1％) at day 15 more frequently presented higher height and weight(P <0.001), history of ear, nose, and throat(ENT) infection or antibiotics intake for respiratory infection in the last 12 months (40.4％ versus 62.9％, P =0.022), smoking (4.0％ versus 17.1％, P =0.02), and smell disturbance (10.1％ versus 25.7％, P =0.044). CONCLUSION Most of AR patients have remarkable improvements in symptom and quality of life after treatment, but 26.1％ of patients still remain uncontrolled. Smoking and nose infection are risk factors of uncontrolled AR.
