Risk factor analysis of allergic rhinitis in 6-8 year-old children in Taipei

Autor: Wei-Fong Wu, Ciao-Lin Ho
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
Předmět:
Male
Allergy
Pediatrics
Pulmonology
Epidemiology
Eczema
Logistic regression
Medical Conditions
0302 clinical medicine
Antibiotics
Risk Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
Allergies
Medicine and Health Sciences
Prevalence
Child
030223 otorhinolaryngology
Rhinitis
Response rate (survey)
Multidisciplinary
Allergic Diseases
Antimicrobials
Incidence (epidemiology)
Drugs
Veterinary Diagnostics
Bronchiolitis
Medicine
Female
Research Article
Veterinary Medicine
Allergic Rhinitis
medicine.medical_specialty
Science
Immunology
Taiwan
Subgroup analysis
Dermatology
Skin Diseases
Microbiology
Risk Assessment
Respiratory Disorders
03 medical and health sciences
Microbial Control
medicine
Humans
Risk factor
Asthma
Pharmacology
business.industry
Biology and Life Sciences
Rhinology
medicine.disease
Rhinitis
Allergic
Cross-Sectional Studies
Otorhinolaryngology
030228 respiratory system
Medical Risk Factors
Nasal Diseases
Veterinary Science
Clinical Immunology
Clinical Medicine
business
Zdroj: PLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 4, p e0249572 (2021)
PLoS ONE
ISSN: 1932-6203
Popis: The incidence of allergic rhinitis (AR) has increased rapidly in Taiwan during the past 30 years; however, potential risk factors of AR have yet to be examined. The purpose of this study is to explore the prevalence, personal and environmental risk factors of rhinitis. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 26418 first graders (6–8 years old) in Taipei with a response rate of 94.6% (24999/26418). Modified International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) questionnaires were completed by their parents or main caregivers. Logistic regression was used to examine possible personal and environmental (in early life and current) factors related to rhinitis. The prevalence of rhinitis in the past 12 months was 42.8% in 6–8 years old children. Multivariate logistic regression analysis for both males and females revealed that male gender, antibiotic use in first year of life, bronchiolitis before the age of two years, diagnosed asthma, and diagnosed eczema, having a cat the first year of life were associated with an increased risk of rhinitis. Having older siblings, on the other hand, may reduce the risk of rhinitis. Based on the present study, we may recommend less use of antibiotics the first year of life and not having a cat in the home in the child’s first year of life as preventive measures to reduce the risk of rhinitis. From the subgroup analysis, we can take preventive measures for the different risk factors of rhinitis and the severity of rhinitis in each subgroup.
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