Demir Esen, Tanaç Remziye, Can Demet, Gülen Figen, Yenigün Ayşe, Aksakal Kerem
Division of Pediatric Allergy and Pulmonology, Ege University Medical Fac, Izmir, Turkey.
Allergy Asthma Proc. 2005 Sep-Oct;26(5):410-4.
The prevalence of asthma, allergic rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis, and allergic skin disorders (urticaria and atopic dermatitis) was investigated between the years 1993 and 1994 in the Aegean region of Turkey and was found to be 3.8, 4.6, 12.6, and 19.4%, respectively (Tanaç R, Kurugöl Z, Demir E, et al., Cocuk Sağliği ve Hast Derg 39:77-85, 1996). The aim of the present study was to determine whether there is a change in the prevalence of allergic diseases in the Aegean region in the last 8 years, based on the comparison of the results using the same method applied in the study mentioned above. Three thousand three hundred seventy children (48.6% male participants and 51.4% female participants) between the ages of 5 and 18 years (mean age, 11.55 +/- 3.34 years) were enrolled in the study. The participants were randomly chosen among children attending primary schools in the cities of the Aegean region. The children completed a questionnaire; and physical examinations, serum-specific immunoglobulin E antibody levels, and peak expiratory flow measurements were done for each of them. Of the children, 21.2% were found to have at least one attack of wheezing whereas the prevalence of asthma was 6.4%. The prevalence of allergic rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis, and allergic skin disorders (urticaria and atopic dermatitis) were found to be 13.6, 13.2, and 23.7%, respectively. The increase of prevalence for asthma was 2.6%, for allergic rhinitis was 9%, and for allergic conjunctivitis was 0.6%. These data show that the prevalence of allergic diseases, especially respiratory allergy, has increased among schoolchildren from the Aegean region of Turkey.
1993年至1994年期间，在土耳其爱琴海地区对哮喘、过敏性鼻炎、过敏性结膜炎以及过敏性皮肤病（荨麻疹和特应性皮炎）的患病率进行了调查，结果发现其患病率分别为3.8%、4.6%、12.6%和19.4%（塔纳奇R、库鲁戈尔Z、德米尔E等，《儿童健康与疾病杂志》39:77 - 85，1996年）。本研究的目的是基于使用上述研究中相同方法得出的结果进行比较，以确定过去8年中爱琴海地区过敏性疾病的患病率是否发生了变化。本研究纳入了3370名年龄在5至18岁（平均年龄为11.55±3.34岁）的儿童（男性参与者占48.6%，女性参与者占51.4%）。参与者是从爱琴海地区各城市小学就读的儿童中随机选取的。这些儿童完成了一份问卷；并对他们每个人进行了体格检查、血清特异性免疫球蛋白E抗体水平检测以及呼气峰值流速测量。在这些儿童中，发现21.2%的儿童至少有一次喘息发作，而哮喘的患病率为6.4%。过敏性鼻炎、过敏性结膜炎以及过敏性皮肤病（荨麻疹和特应性皮炎）的患病率分别为13.6%、13.2%和23.7%。哮喘患病率增加了2.6%，过敏性鼻炎患病率增加了9%，过敏性结膜炎患病率增加了0.6%。这些数据表明，土耳其爱琴海地区学童中过敏性疾病的患病率，尤其是呼吸道过敏的患病率有所上升。
