No further increase in the parent reported prevalence of allergies in Bavarian preschool children: Results from three cross-sectional studies
| Autor: | Alisa Weber, Caroline Herr, Lana Hendrowarsito, Nicole Meyer, Uta Nennstiel-Ratzel, Erika von Mutius, Gabriele Bolte, Diana Colon, Stefanie Kolb, Wiltrud Doerk, Angelika Pfister, Rosemarie Sittig, Winfried Strauch, Heidi Thamm, Anita Wunder, Tatjana Frieß-Hesse, Franziska Lang, Dagmar Rudolph, Roland Schmid, Gudrun Winterc, Isabella Bockmann, Christine Gampenrieder, Margot Motzet, Elisabeth Schneider, Traudl Tontsch, Gerlinde Woelk, Sylvia Kranebitter, Heidi Mayrhofer, Gertraud Rohrhirsch, Brigitte Weise, Luisa Wolf, Kornelia Baranek, Gitte Koch-Singer, Maximilian Kühnel, Ladan Baghi, Otmar Bayer, Rüdiger von Kries, Hermann Fromme, Annette Heißenhuber, Martina Kohlhuber, Joseph Kuhn, Bernhard Liebl, Anja Lüders, Christine Mitschek, Gabriele Morlock, Michael Mosetter, Dorothee Twardella, Manfred Wildner, Angelika Zirngibl, Gabriele Hölscher |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Parents Allergy Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Cross-sectional study Logistic regression 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Germany Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Hypersensitivity Prevalence Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Respiratory sounds Child Asthma Respiratory Sounds medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Atopic dermatitis medicine.disease Rash Cross-Sectional Studies 030228 respiratory system Hay fever Female medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | International journal of hygiene and environmental health. 219(4-5) |
| ISSN: | 1618-131X |
| Popis: | Background After three decades of an increase in the prevalence of asthma and allergies, new findings show a plateau in the prevalence of industrialized nations. The objective of this study was to determine whether there was a change in the parent reported prevalence of asthma and allergies among Bavarian preschool children since 2004. Methods A parent questionnaire was administered as part of the Bavarian school entrance examination in three cross-sectional studies from 2004/2005, 2006/2007 and 2012/2013. The questionnaire included items on allergy testing history, identified allergens, symptoms (e.g. wheezing, itchy eyes, rash), medically diagnosed asthma, hay fever and atopic dermatitis. Logistic regression was performed to observe time patterns and adjust for risk factors. Results Data were available for 6350 (2004/2005), 6483 (2006/2007) and 5052 (2012/2013) individuals. Symptoms and diseases were more frequent in boys, except for allergies which affect the skin. From 2004 to 2012 the parent reported prevalence of asthma (2.6% to 2.8%), hay fever (4.7% to 4.0%) and atopic dermatitis (12.4% to 11.1%) either remained quite stable or decreased not significantly. Conclusions Results from these three cross-sectional surveys of parent reports suggest that the parent reported prevalences of asthma and allergies are quite stable with small fluctuations since 2004 for Bavarian preschool children. Future research is needed to determine if this trend will continue. |
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