Comorbidities and Phenotypes of Rhinitis in Korean Children and Adolescents: A Cross-sectional, Multicenter Studyopen access
- Authors
- Lee, Kyung Suk; Yum, Hye Yung; Sheen, Youn Ho; Park, Yong Mean; Lee, Yong Ju; Choi, Bong Seok; Jee, Hye Mi; Choi, Sun Hee; Kim, Hyun Hee; Park, Yang; Kim, Hyo-Bin; Rha, Yeong-Ho
- Issue Date
- Jan-2017
- Publisher
- KOREAN ACAD ASTHMA ALLERGY & CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY
- Keywords
- Rhinitis; allergic rhinitis; children; comorbidity; phenotype
- Citation
- ALLERGY ASTHMA & IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH, v.9, no.1, pp.70 - 78
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- SCIE
SCOPUS
KCI
- Journal Title
- ALLERGY ASTHMA & IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH
- Volume
- 9
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 70
- End Page
- 78
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/153031
- DOI
- 10.4168/aair.2017.9.1.70
- ISSN
- 2092-7355
- Abstract
- Purpose: Rhinitis is a nasal inflammatory disease in children and adolescents. However, little is known about the phenotypes and characteristics of allergic rhinitis (AR) in Korean children and adolescents. The objective of this study was to analyze the symptoms and comorbidities of rhinitis, to compare AR to non-allergic rhinitis (NAR), and to reveal the phenotypes and features of AR in a Korean pediatric population. Methods: Patients under 18 years of age with rhinitis symptoms were recruited from January 2013 to January 2015 by pediatric allergists. We analyzed symptoms, phenotypes, comorbidities, and allergen sensitization in this cross-sectional, multicenter study. Results: Medical records were collected from 11 hospitals. The AR group has 641 (68.3%) patients, with 63.2% of boys and 7.5 (±3.4) years of mean age. The NAR group has 136 (14.5%) patients, with 55.1% of boys and 5.5 (±2.9) years of mean age. Moderate-severe persistent AR affected 41.2% of AR patients. Nasal obstruction was more common in NAR patients (P < 0.050), whereas AR patients sneezed more (P < 0.050) and more commonly had conjunctivitis, asthma, and otitis media (P < 0.050). Sinusitis was the most common comorbidity in both groups. Allergen sensitization was caused by house dust mites (HDMs) (90.2%), pollen (38.7%), and animal dander (24.8%) in AR patients. Pollen and animal dander sensitization significantly increased age-dependently (P < 0.050), but 91.9% of AR patients were already sensitized to HDMs before 5 years old. Conclusions: Our study revealed that AR was more prevalent than NAR and that 41.2% of AR presented with moderate-severe disease in Korean pediatric populations. Sinusitis was the most common comorbidity, and sleep disturbance was associated with the severity of rhinitis. The majority of AR patients were sensitized to HDMs in preschool ages. Further studies, including nationwide and longitudinal data, will help understand the relationship between these diseases.
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