Prevalence of allergic rhinitis, related comorbidities and risk factors in schoolchildren
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llergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology Open Access
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Prevalence of allergic rhinitis, related comorbidities and risk factors in schoolchildren Monika Sultész1†, Alpár Horváth2,3†, Dávid Molnár4,5, Gábor Katona6, Györgyi Mezei7* , Andor Hirschberg8 and Gabriella Gálffy2,9
Abstract Background: The study aimed to determine the prevalence and risk factors of allergic rhinitis and related comorbidities in school-age children in Budapest, capital of Hungary. Data and epidemiological studies on this disease are still limited. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in 21 representative and randomly selected primary schools in 2019. International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood-based questionnaires (n = 6869) inquiring about prevalence and related risk factors of allergic rhinitis were distributed to all parents. The data were characterised with standard descriptive statistics: frequencies (percentages) and means for categorical and quantitative data, respectively. Results: 3836 of the questionnaires (1857 M/1979F) were completed. The prevalence of current allergic rhinitis was 29.3% (1043), physician-diagnosed allergic rhinitis was 9.7% (373), cumulative allergic rhinitis was 36.2% (1289) and current allergic rhinoconjunctivitis was 16.2% (577). The presence of physician diagnosed atopic disease–asthma (p
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