Department of Physical Therapy, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil.
Airways Disease Section, National Heart and Lung Institute (NHLI), Imperial College London & Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK.
Clin J Sport Med. 2018 May;28(3):268-271. doi: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000000444.
To assess the frequency of atopy (specific IgE levels), to evaluate the allergic symptoms using the Allergy Questionnaire for Athletes (AQUA), and to determine whether atopy is associated with allergic symptoms in elite endurance athletes.
Cross-sectional study.
Assessments were performed at Hospital das Clinicas-São Paulo University Medical School.
Fifty-nine elite endurance athletes (triathletes and runners).
Allergic symptoms were assessed by a validated self-report AQUA questionnaire and atopy by specific IgE level.
The frequency of atopy (specific IgE to at least one inhalant allergen) and allergic symptoms was 57.6% and 54.2%, respectively. In addition, no association was observed between atopy and allergic symptoms.
A possible implication from our results is that atopy screening in elite athletes should be performed using AQUA questionnaire and measuring specific IgE simultaneously.
评估特应性（特异性 IgE 水平）的频率，使用运动员过敏问卷（AQUA）评估过敏症状，并确定特应性是否与精英耐力运动员的过敏症状有关。
横断面研究。
在圣保罗大学医学院附属医院进行评估。
59 名精英耐力运动员（三项全能运动员和跑步者）。
过敏症状通过经过验证的自我报告 AQUA 问卷评估，特应性通过特异性 IgE 水平评估。
特应性（至少对一种吸入性过敏原的特异性 IgE）和过敏症状的频率分别为 57.6%和 54.2%。此外，特应性与过敏症状之间未观察到关联。
我们的结果可能暗示，对精英运动员进行特应性筛查时，应同时使用 AQUA 问卷和测量特异性 IgE。
