Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100730, PR China. ; Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery (Ministry of Education of China), Beijing Institute of Otorhinolaryngology, Beijing 100005, PR China.
Allergy Asthma Immunol Res. 2014 Mar;6(2):105-13. doi: 10.4168/aair.2014.6.2.105. Epub 2013 Dec 12.
Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a serious systemic allergic disease, which together with comorbid asthma causes major illness and disability worldwide. Recent epidemiological studies have revealed wide variations in the increasing prevalence of AR and allergies globally, including in China. Despite a markedly higher population than western countries, and a landmass close to Europe in area, little epidemiological data is available on AR in China. Thus, the present study reviewed the prevalence, comorbid allergic diseases, trends and pattern of sensitizing allergens in adults and children suffering from AR in China. Available data indicated that despite variations in the prevalence of AR in different regions of the country, the prevalence of AR has increased in both adults and children over the last 2 decades. Similarly, there has been an increase in a "western"-type lifestyle, industrialization and air pollution over this period, which may have contributed to the increased prevalence of AR observed in China.
变应性鼻炎（AR）是一种严重的全身性过敏性疾病，与合并哮喘一起在全球范围内导致主要疾病和残疾。最近的流行病学研究表明，全球范围内 AR 和过敏的患病率不断增加，差异很大，包括中国。尽管中国的人口明显多于西方国家，陆地面积也接近欧洲，但有关中国 AR 的流行病学数据很少。因此，本研究综述了中国成人和儿童 AR 的患病率、合并的过敏性疾病、趋势和致敏过敏原模式。现有数据表明，尽管中国不同地区的 AR 患病率存在差异，但在过去 20 年中，成人和儿童的 AR 患病率均有所增加。同样，在此期间，“西方”式生活方式、工业化和空气污染的增加，可能促成了中国观察到的 AR 患病率的增加。
