Fazlollahi Mohammad Reza, Souzanch Golnoosh, Nourizadeh Maryam, Sabetkish Nastaran, Tazesh Behnaz, Entezari Abbas, Pourpak Zahra
Immunology, Asthma and Allergy Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Educational Developmental Center, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran.
Acta Med Iran. 2017 Nov;55(11):712-717.
To determine the prevalence of allergic rhinitis (AR) among adult residents and investigate whether second-hand tobacco smoke (SHS) is correlated with AR as one of the global health problems and one of the most common respiratory disorders reducing the quality of life. A telephone interview survey was conducted by calling 16500 randomly selected telephone numbers from 22 regional telecommunications of Tehran (capital city of Iran) in 2010. A modified European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS) questionnaire was completed for adults aged between 20 to 44-year-old. Two questions about active smoking and being exposed to SHS were added to the questionnaire. five thousands five hundred cases (76.92%) responded to our calls among 7150 eligible telephone numbers. The gender of study population included 3412 female (62%) and 2088 male (38%) with the mean±SD age of 31.15±7.33. The prevalence of AR was 26.7%. There were no significant relationship between active smoking and AR; while a significant relationship was detected between SHS and AR among our participants (P=0.02). However, no significant difference was found between men and women. In addition, more than 50% of adults suffering from AR, showed significant symptoms of asthma (P<0.001). The results of the current study revealed that the prevalence of AR was higher in Iran compared to other countries worldwide and SHS may be considered as a serious risk factor for AR.
为了确定成年居民中变应性鼻炎（AR）的患病率，并调查二手烟（SHS）作为全球健康问题之一以及降低生活质量的最常见呼吸系统疾病之一，是否与AR相关。2010年，通过从德黑兰（伊朗首都）的22个地区电信公司随机拨打16500个电话号码进行了电话访谈调查。针对20至44岁的成年人完成了一份经过修改的欧洲共同体呼吸健康调查（ECRHS）问卷。问卷中增加了两个关于主动吸烟和接触二手烟的问题。在7150个符合条件的电话号码中，有5500例（76.92%）回应了我们的电话。研究人群的性别包括3412名女性（62%）和2088名男性（38%），平均年龄±标准差为31.15±7.33。AR的患病率为26.7%。主动吸烟与AR之间无显著关系；而在我们的参与者中，二手烟与AR之间存在显著关系（P = 0.02）。然而，男性和女性之间未发现显著差异。此外，超过50%患有AR的成年人表现出明显的哮喘症状（P<0.001）。当前研究结果显示，与世界其他国家相比，伊朗AR的患病率更高，二手烟可能被视为AR的一个严重风险因素。
