Prevalence of allergic rhinitis in Beijing--a community survey.
- Author:
Huali REN
;
Xueyan WANG
;
Jiandong LI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Adult;
Aged;
Aged, 80 and over;
Child;
Child, Preschool;
China;
epidemiology;
Cities;
epidemiology;
Female;
Humans;
Hypersensitivity;
epidemiology;
Incidence;
Infant;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Prevalence;
Rhinitis, Allergic;
epidemiology;
Sex Distribution;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
2014;28(17):1349-1351
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To estimate the prevalence of allergic rhinitis (AR) in a community center in Beijing.
METHOD:We randomly investigated a community with 13 900 inhabitents in Beijing by means of questionnaire survey.
RESULT:A total of 2000 questionnaires was send out, and 1988 of them were collected, which included 952 males and 1036 females (age: 1 to 96 years old, 128 cases are younger than 14 years old. Among of them, 194 cases (9.76%) were diagnosed as having AR according to epidemiologic definition, including 14 children. The prevalence of AR was 9.68% in adults, with male 10.21% and female 9.18%, 10.94% in children. The prevalence in male are slightly higher than in female both with adults and children but without statistic significance.
CONCLUSION:The survey showed the incidence of AR in Beijing are 9.76% in population, adults 9.68%, children (younger than 12) 10.94%. AR patients are more likely to have other allergic diseases.
