Akçakaya N, Kulak K, Hassanzadeh A, Camcioğlu Y, Cokuğraş H
Department of Pediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Turkey.
Eur J Epidemiol. 2000;16(8):693-9. doi: 10.1023/a:1026593509093.
The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of asthma, allergic rhinitis and their related symptoms in Istanbul and to investigate the effect of socioeconomic status on the prevalence of asthma and allergic rhinitis and whether there are differences between the prevalence of childhood asthma in the same and different regions as found in previous studies and our own. The study period was the 1996-1997 school year in three primary schools in Istanbul. For proportional representation of high, middle, and low socioeconomic levels, the schools were selected from three different regions of Istanbul. A translated version of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) was used. The questionnaire was distributed to the parents of 2600 students aged 6-15 years. All of the 2276 children whose parents responded were included in the survey. The overall cumulative and current prevalences of wheezing were 13.7 and 7.2% respectively and the overall cumulative prevalence of allergic rhinitis was 17.6%. There was no statistically significant difference between asthmatics and non-asthmatics by sex, socioeconomic status and passive smoking. Family history of atopy was found to be significantly higher in asthmatics. Although there are differences in the results of studies concerning the prevalence of asthma and allergic rhinitis not only between different countries but also between different regions of the same city, by using a standardized international method, the actual values may be obtained.
本研究的目的是确定伊斯坦布尔哮喘、过敏性鼻炎及其相关症状的患病率，调查社会经济地位对哮喘和过敏性鼻炎患病率的影响，以及与以往研究和我们自己的研究中相同地区和不同地区儿童哮喘患病率之间是否存在差异。研究时间段为1996 - 1997学年，研究对象为伊斯坦布尔三所小学的学生。为了按比例代表高、中、低社会经济水平，这些学校从伊斯坦布尔的三个不同地区选取。使用了《儿童哮喘和过敏国际研究》（ISAAC）的翻译版本。问卷分发给了2600名6 - 15岁学生的家长。所有2276名家长做出回应的儿童都被纳入调查。喘息的总体累积患病率和现患率分别为%和7.2%，过敏性鼻炎的总体累积患病率为17.6%。哮喘患者和非哮喘患者在性别、社会经济地位和被动吸烟方面无统计学显著差异。发现哮喘患者的特应性家族史显著更高。尽管关于哮喘和过敏性鼻炎患病率的研究结果不仅在不同国家之间，而且在同一城市的不同地区之间都存在差异，但通过使用标准化的国际方法，可以获得实际数值。
