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Prevalence of allergic rhinitis among elementary and middle school students in Changsha city and its impact on quality of life

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 September 2015

Y Song ,
M Wang ,
J Xie ,
W Li ,
X Zhang ,
T Wang  and
G Tan
Y Song
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head Neck Surgery, Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
M Wang
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head Neck Surgery, Hunan Children's Hospital, Changsha, Hunan, China
J Xie
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head Neck Surgery, Hunan Children's Hospital, Changsha, Hunan, China
W Li
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head Neck Surgery, Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
X Zhang
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head Neck Surgery, Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
T Wang
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head Neck Surgery, Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
G Tan*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head Neck Surgery, Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
*
Address for correspondence: Professor Guolin Tan, Department of Otolaryngology – Head Neck Surgery, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, Hunan, China Fax: +86 731 886 18536 E-mail: guolintanent@163.com
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Abstract

Objectives:

To investigate the prevalence of allergic rhinitis among elementary and middle school students and examine its impact on their quality of life.

Methods:

Stratified sampling and cluster sampling surveys were performed among 10–17-year-old students in Changsha city from June 2011 to April 2012.

Results:

In the stratified sampling survey, the self-reported allergic rhinitis rate was 42.5 per cent. Further examination demonstrated that the average prevalence of allergic rhinitis was 19.4 per cent. The cluster sampling survey demonstrated that 214 of 814 students appeared to be atopic (26.3 per cent). The prevalence of allergic rhinitis and asthma was 17.2 and 2.1 per cent, respectively. In total, 71 atopic individuals (8.7 per cent) were without any symptoms of allergic disease. Further analysis showed that allergic rhinitis influenced the students' sleep, emotions and memory (p < 0.001).

Conclusion:

The prevalence of allergic rhinitis was 15.8 –19.4 per cent, showing an increase with age. Allergic rhinitis affected students' sleep, emotions and memory.

Keywords

PrevalenceAllergic RhinitisQuality Of LifeAsthmaRhinitis

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 129 , Issue 11 , November 2015 , pp. 1108 - 1114
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2015 

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