Asthma ; epidemiology ; Humans ; Rhinitis, Allergic ; Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial ; epidemiology

Environment ; Humans ; Rhinitis, Allergic ; epidemiology

554 pupils of Le Hong Phong primary school in Ngo Quyen district . Hai Phong city were enrolled in an investigation performed following the 25B from WHO concerning allergic diseases. Results were processing biostatistically. The prevalence is 37,32% in pupils, it is higher in girl than in boys. This prevalence increased progressively after 15 years old. The commonest conditions are respiratory allery, broncho-asthma 6.25%, allegic shinite-simusite 19,67%, urticaria 6,69, allergic reaction to medicaments 0,92%, to food 2,75%, to chemicals 0,97%, eczema 0,92%. Cold weather 33,64% and the change of weather 21,50% play important role in causing clinical symptom of allergic rhinite-simusite. In addition there are 14,02% of allergic response due to dust
Hypersensitivity ; Disease ; Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial ; epidemiology

Child ; China ; epidemiology ; Humans ; Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial ; epidemiology

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the epidemiological features in patients with allergic rhinitis (AR) in Yichang city, and put forward effective prevention and control measures. METHOD: Collecting the data of allergic rhinitis in city proper from 2010 to 2013, input the data into the database and used statistical analysis. RESULT: In recent years, the AR patients in this area increased year by year. The spring and the winter were the peak season of onset. The patients was constituted by young men. There was statistically significant difference between the age, the area,and the gender (P < 0.01). The history of allergy and the diseases related to the gender composition had statistical significance difference (P < 0.05). The allergens and the positive degree in gender, age structure had statistically significant difference (P < 0.01). CONCLUSION Need to conduct the healthy propaganda and education, optimizing the environment, change the bad habits, timely medical treatment, standard treatment.
Allergens ; China ; epidemiology ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Rhinitis, Allergic ; epidemiology ; Seasons

OBJECTIVE: To understand the prevalence rate and the relativity of allergic rhinitis and recurring respiratory infection of preschool children in Shenzhen, and to investigate and analyse the prevalence rate, predisposing factor, allergen, therapy, turnover on allergic rhinitis and recurring respiratory infection of preschool children. METHOD: The ENT doctors examined the investigated children and recorded them, then delivered questionnaires to the children's parents and explained to them. The result was analyzed statistically. RESULT: The prevalence rate of allergic rhinitis of preschool children in Shenzhen was 20.1%, the prevalence rate of recurring respiratory infection was 13.7%, the prevalence rate (18.0%) of allergic rhinitis combined recurring respiratory infection was higher than that (7.80) of cases with non-allergic rhinitis combined recurring respiratory infection. The difference had a statistical significance (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION We initially understood the epidemiologic situation of allergic rhinitis and recurring respiratory infection of preschool children in Shenzhen, providing epidemiologic datas for the standardization of prevention and cure for allergic rhinitis.
Allergens ; Child, Preschool ; China ; epidemiology ; Humans ; Respiratory Tract Infections ; epidemiology ; Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial ; epidemiology ; Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal ; epidemiology ; Surveys and Questionnaires

OBJECTIVETo explore the effects of genetic factors on the occurrence of allergic rhinitis (AR).

METHODSThe morbidity rate of AR was surveyed by multistage sampling among 95 300 individuals (23,825 families) in Natong region, Jiangsu province. And a genetic epidemiologic investigation on AR was carried out to estimate the segregation ratio and heritability (h2) of AR by the methods of Li-Mantel-Gart and Falconer respectively.

RESULTSThe morbidity rate of AR in Natong region was 1.20% (Male 1.21%, Female 1.18%, no statistical significance between them); By the data of the AR ancestry, the segregation ratio of AR in Nantong region was 0.078, significantly less than 0.25, and the genetic model belonged to polygenetics. The 1st, the 2nd, and the 3rd generation h2 of AR were (82.6 +/- 2.19)%, (80.8 +/- 2.93)%, (78.4 +/- 7.04)%. The h2 of AR was (81.86 +/- 1.70)%. In the ancestry of AR, the morbidity rate of the 1st generation with AR was 12.11%; the 2nd generation with AR was 5.12%; the 3rd generation with AR was 2.75%; and the morbidity rate of AR in general population was 1.20%.

CONCLUSIONSThe heredity in family with AR is obvious. Several genes plus the environmental factors may cause AR, which accords with the characteristics of the polygene heredity disease.

China ; epidemiology ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Multifactorial Inheritance ; Prevalence ; Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial ; epidemiology ; genetics ; Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal ; epidemiology ; genetics

OBJECTIVEThe aim of this study is to investigate the self-reported prevalence and other epidemiological characteristics of allergic rhinitis from 11 cities throughout the mainland of China.

METHODSTelephone interviews were conducted in the two main municipalities (Beijing, Shanghai) and eight capital cities (Changsha, Changchun, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Shenyang, Wuhan, Urumqi and Xi'an) of main provinces throughout the mainland of China after sampling target phone numbers by the approach of random digital dialing (RDD) via computer.

RESULTSIn total, the survey had sampled 684 blocks of telephone numbers in 11 cities, and dialed 119 319 telephone numbers. Of the 38 203 respondents, 4253 subjects reported allergic rhinitis, while the other 33 950 were screened negative in the telephone interviews. The self-reported prevalence of allergic rhinitis was lowest in Xi'an (8.0%), and highest in Urumqi (21.4%), with Nanjing having intermediate value (11.5%). The gender-adjusted prevalence ranged from 8.5% in Xi'an to 21.3% in Urumqi, while the age-adjusted prevalence of self-reported allergic rhinitis ranged from 8.7% in Beijing to 24.1% in Urumqi.

CONCLUSIONSThe study demonstrates that the self-reported prevalence of allergic rhinitis in 11 cities throughout the mainland of China has wide variations, and the strategy of prevention for allergic rhinitis should be conducted according to the epidemic features of it.

China ; epidemiology ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Prevalence ; Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial ; epidemiology ; Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal ; epidemiology ; Self Report ; Surveys and Questionnaires

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the epidemic features of allergic rhinitis(AR)and correlative risk factors in Shihezi city, Xinjiang province, China. METHOD: A questionnaire survey on AR and airway diseases was conducted among 2 300 elementary school children in 12 schools, aged from 9 to 10 years old, from july 10 to 25, 2008 . in Shihezi city, Xinjiang province. Suspects of AR was identified by the survey, then they were recommended to specialist examinations for accurate diagnosis. Allergen skin tests were performed to explore the allergenic varieties of allergic rhinitis. Diagnosis criteria of AR were that of ARIA (Allergic rhinitis and its impact on asthma). RE-SULT: Two thousand two hundred and eleven questionnaires were returned. The response rate was 96.1% and 2205 questionnaires were available. The prevalence rate of AR in children aged from 9 to 10 was 12.56% (277/2 205) in Shihezi city. The difference of prevalence between female 13.76% (153/1112) and male 11. 34% (124/1093) was insignificant statistically(CHI2 = 2.924, P > 0. 05). The positive rate of the allergen skin test was 65. 3%. The most common allergen of allergic rhinitis were plants of the mugwort and house dust mite. According to the classification criteria of ARIA in 2001, of 155 children suffered from intermittent AR, 112 cases were mild and 43 cases were moderate-severe, while 122 suffered from persistent AR,110 cases were mild and 12 cases were moderate severe. 5.4% (15/277) patients with AR also had bronchial asthma. 25. 3% (70/277) of the children with AR had inherent predisposition. CONCLUSION The prevalence rate of AR in children aged from 9 to 10 in Shihezi city is 12.56%. Strategy of prevention and treatment of AR can be worked out according to the epidemical feature of AR.
Allergens ; analysis ; Child ; China ; epidemiology ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Prevalence ; Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial ; epidemiology ; Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal ; epidemiology ; Schools ; Skin Tests

OBJECTIVETo investigate the correlation of allergic rhinitis and trace elements and to provide a reference for clinical diagnosis, treatment and prevention of allergic rhinitis.

METHODSOne hundred and six patients were diagnosed as allergic rhinitis in General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University between January and December in 2010, including 48 cases of perennial allergic rhinitis and 58 cases of seasonal allergic rhinitis. In the same time, one hundred and three healthy volunteers were selected as control. Intravenous blood 3-5 ml were obtained from all subjects both in experimental group and in control group. The content of Ca, Ni, Fe, Mg, Zn, Sr, Mn, Cu, Se in serum and hair was determined by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES). The t-test (SPSS 16.0) was used to compare the results of trace elements in serum between allergic rhinitis and control group.

RESULTSThe testing results of trace elements in AR patients serum and normal controls serum were as follows: Cu, Ni (1 002.18 ± 104.62) µg/L, (21.58 ± 5.54) mg/L were super than control group, (832.78 ± 50.45) µg/L, (17.04 ± 4.93) mg/L (t value was 15.545, 5.154, both P < 0.05). But the content of Zn, Se (793.48 ± 46.88) µg/L, (84.25 ± 12.77) µg/L lower than control group (908.53 ± 31.26) µg/L, (98.35 ± 15.21) µg/L (t value was -24.175 and -7.797, both P < 0.05) . The testing results of trace elements in AR patients hair and normal controls hair were as follows: Cu, Ni (42.43 ± 5.03) µg/g, (31.72 ± 5.49) µg/g were super than control group, (23.00 ± 4.45) µg/g, (8.94 ± 7.53) µg/g (t value was -8.633 and 4.236, both P < 0.05). But the content of Zn, Se (92.16 ± 4.54) µg/g , (0.28 ± 0.04) µg/g lower than control group (189.09 ± 8.45) µg/g, (0.39 ± 0.06) µg/g (t value was -28.71 and -8.633, both P < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONSThe content of Zn, Se in AR patients serum are lower than that in control group. But the content of Cu, Ni in AR patients serum are super than that in control group. There are no significant difference of trace elements in the serum between pennial allergic rhinitis and seasonal allergic rhinitis.

Air Pollutants ; analysis ; Air Pollution ; statistics & numerical data ; China ; epidemiology ; Hair ; Humans ; Rhinitis, Allergic ; epidemiology ; metabolism ; Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial ; Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal ; Trace Elements ; analysis