Time trends of the prevalence of allergic diseases in Korea: A systematic literature review
10.5415/apallergy.2018.8.e8
- Author:
Sung Yoon KANG
1
;
Woo Jung SONG
;
Sang Heon CHO
;
Yoon Seok CHANG
Author Information
1. Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Korea. addchang@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Allergic diseases;
Epidemiology;
Prevalence;
Incidence;
Trends;
Korea
- MeSH:
Chronic Disease;
Epidemiology;
Hypersensitivity;
Incidence;
Korea;
Prevalence;
Urbanization
- From:
Asia Pacific Allergy
2018;8(1):e8-
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The prevalence of allergic diseases has increased dramatically in recent decades, and are now considered major chronic diseases at the global level. The increasing burden of allergic diseases has led to numerous worldwide and local researchers to investigate the time trends in its prevalence and identify its driving factors. Environmental changes such as urbanization and industrialization have been suggested to explain the increasing prevalence, but recent reports from Western countries suggest that this prevalence has reached a plateau or even possibly, started to decrease. However, such environmental changes are still occurring in many Asia-Pacific countries, including Korea, and it is speculated that the peak in allergy epidemics has yet to come. The present systematic literature review aimed to explore the time trends in the prevalence of allergic diseases in Korea and to identify the unmet needs for facilitating further studies.
