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KMID : 1035620150030010054
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Allergy Asthma & Respiratory Disease
2015 Volume.3 No. 1 p.54 ~ p.61
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Prevalence and allergens of allergic rhinitis in children and adolescents in Gwangju
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권성은:Kwon Sung-Eun
임대현:Lim Dae-Hyun/김정희:Kim Jeong-Hee/손병관:Son Byong-Kwan/박윤성:Park Yoon-Sung/장해지:Jang Hae-Ji/김병희:Kim Byung-Hee/김근모:Kim Geun-Mo/유용상:Yoo Yong-Sang/박기원:Park Ki-Won
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Abstract
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Purpose: Allergic rhinitis (AR) is one of the most common childhood diseases in Korea. In this study, we aimed to investigate the prevalence and allergens of childhood AR in Gwangju.
Methods: From April 2013 to September 2013 in Gwangju, skin prick test and questionnaire survey were performed targeting 2,330 children in total (350 kindergartners, 930 elementary school students, 589 middle school students, and 461 high school students).
Results: The overall prevalence of AR was 23.5% (female 21.3%, male 26.1%). According to age groups, prevalence of AR was 14.9% (female 10.7%, male 19.8%) in kindergartners, 24.5% (female 18.8%, male 29.4%) in elementary school students, 23.3% (female 18.1%, male 27.6%) in middle school students, 26.2% (female 27.7%, male 23.2%) in high school students. The most common allergen was Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (79.7%), followed by Dermatophagoides farina (72.2%), birch (14.0%), alder (12.0%), Japanese hop (9.2%), Alternaria (8.9%), cat fur (7.2%), Japanese cedar (6.9%), ryegrass (6.6%), willow (6.0%), pine (5.4%), oak (4.9%), mugwort (4.3%), orchard grass (4.0%), sheep fescue (3.7%), fat hen (3.4%), ragweed (3.4%), and maple (3.4%).
Conclusion: This research figures out the prevalence and the detailed allergens of AR in Gwangju children. We suggest that more vegetation data of Japanese cedar should be surveyed in recent future.
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KEYWORD
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Allergic rhinitis, Child, Prevalence, Allergens
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