Analysis of regional prevalence of allergic diseases in Korean school children
- Authors
- Lee, Yeonhee; Choi, Jaehee; Park, Mi-Ran; Kim, Jihyun; Kim, Woo Kyung; Park, Yong Mean; Lee, So-Yeon; Han, Man Young; Chae, Yoomi; Ham, Myung-Il; Lee, Kee-Jae; Kwon, Ho-Jang; Ahn, Kangmo
- Issue Date
- Jan-2015
- Publisher
- 대한 소아알레르기 호흡기학회
- Keywords
- Asthma; Allergic rhinitis; Atopic dermatitis; Prevalence; Child
- Citation
- Allergy Asthma & Respiratory Diseases, v.3, no.1, pp 62 - 69
- Pages
- 8
- Journal Title
- Allergy Asthma & Respiratory Diseases
- Volume
- 3
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 62
- End Page
- 69
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/sch/handle/2021.sw.sch/11038
- DOI
- 10.4168/aard.2015.3.1.62
- ISSN
- 2288-0402
2288-0410
- Abstract
- Purpose: This study aimed to analyze the prevalence of allergic diseases in Korean schoolchildren according to their residential areas in 2010. Methods: A nationwide, cross-sectional study was conducted in children aged 6-7 years (n = 4,003) and adolescents aged 12-13 years (n = 4,112) who were randomly selected. Demographic and disease- related information was obtained through a Korean version of ISAAC (International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood) questionnaire, and skin prick tests for 18 inhalant allergens were performed. Results: There was statistically significant regional difference in the prevalence of allergic rhinitis (AR) (P < 0.05). The regions with highest and lowest prevalence in 12- to 13-year-old children were as follows: Chungcheong and Honam in "Diagnosis of AR, ever" (33.7% vs. 24.5%), Jeju and Yeongnam in "Treatment of AR, last 12 months" (25.5% vs. 18.0%), Chungcheong and Yeongnam in "Rhinitis with sensitization" (31.6% vs. 23.6%). The regions with highest and lowest prevalence in 6-7 years old children were as follows: Yeongnam and Seoul in "Diagnosis of AR, ever" (42.1% vs. 31.0%), Yeongnam and Jeju in "Treatment of AR, last 12 months" (31.8% vs. 21.9%), Jeju and Seoul in "Rhinitis with sensitization" (26.0% vs. 18.4%). We also found a regional difference in inhalant allergens among the children with "rhinitis with sensitization". Conclusion: The prevalence of AR in children differs according to residential areas in a nationwide survey in 2010 while there is no significant regional difference in the prevalence of asthma and AD.
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