1. Epidemiology of allergic rhinitis in children in grassland of Inner mongolia
Tingting MA ; Yan ZHUANG ; Haiyun SHI ; Huiyu NING ; Miaoying GUO ; Huan HE ; Zhenxiang KANG ; Tiejun ZHANG ; Yanfen ZHANG ; Tong LEI ; Bate SIQIN ; Weijun YAN ; Fangfang ZHANG ; Xiuzhi BAO ; Guangliang SHAN ; Biao ZHANG ; Jinshu YIN ; Xueyan WANG
Chinese Journal of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 2019;54(8):571-575
Objective:
To investigate the self-reported prevalence, clinical characteristics, complications of allergic rhinitis (AR) and the sensitization of outdoor air pollen allergens in children in the Inner mongolia grassland region.
Methods:
A multistage, stratified and random clustered sampling with a face-to-face interview survey study in children from 0 to 17 years old was performed together with 10 common allergen skin prick tests (SPT) and measurements of the daily pollen count in 6 regions in the Inner mongolia grassland region from May to August of 2015. SAS 9.4 software was used for data analysis.
Results:
A total of 2 443 subjects completed the study. The self-reported prevalence of AR was 26.6%. The prevalence of boys was higher than that of girls (28.8%
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