Dissociating polysensitization and multimorbidity in children and adults from a Polish general population cohort

Autor: Filip Raciborski, Jean Bousqet, Andrzej Namysłowski, Edyta Krzych-Fałta, Aneta Tomaszewska, Barbara Piekarska, Piotr Samel-Kowalik, Artur Z. Białoszewski, Artur Walkiewicz, Agnieszka Lipiec, Oksana Wojas, Krzysztof Samoliński, Anna Szylling, Wojciech Zieliński, Adam Sybilski, Aleksandra Grąbczewska, Bolesław Samoliński
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Clinical and Translational Allergy, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2045-7022
DOI: 10.1186/s13601-019-0246-y
Popis: Abstract Background Links between multimorbidity of allergic diseases and allergen sensitization are still under debate, especially in adults. This study aimed to establish a relationship between polysensitization and allergic multimorbidity in children and adults and the allergens involved in multimorbidity. Material and method A cross-sectional multicentre study enrolled children aged 6–7 and 13–14 years and adults aged 20–44 years from a Polish national cohort. The diagnosis of allergic diseases was made by a physician. Skin prick tests to 13 allergens and serum IgE levels to 4 allergens were tested. Results Among the 3856 participants, single disease (asthma, allergic rhinitis or atopic dermatitis) was diagnosed in 27.7% subjects and allergic multimorbidity in 9.3%. Allergic multimorbidity occurred more commonly in children than in adults (p
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