Boehmer Danielle, Schuster Barbara, Krause Julia, Darsow Ulf, Biedermann Tilo, Zink Alexander
1Klinik und Poliklinik für Dermatologie und Allergologie am Biederstein, Technical University of Munich, Biedersteiner Str. 29, 80802 Munich, Germany.
2Clinical Unit Allergology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health GmbH, Neuherberg, Germany.
World Allergy Organ J. 2018 Nov 19;11(1):36. doi: 10.1186/s40413-018-0218-z. eCollection 2018.
There is a high prevalence of allergies in Germany, with approximately 20% of the population having at least one allergy and only about 10% of these being treated adequately. We conducted a cross-sectional study in a rural area of Bavaria (Southern Germany) to evaluate the prevalence of allergies and their treatment, because research regarding this topic is currently limited.
Data were collected in 10 offices of non-dermatological doctors using a self-filled questionnaire to ask participants about allergies and treatment.
A total of 641 questionnaires were appropriate for analysis. The prevalence of allergies in the Bavarian countryside was higher than that reported for Germany (37.3% vs. 20.0%). Furthermore, almost a third (30.4%) of allergies were not treated at all. The most frequently consulted therapist was found to be a general practitioner.
Based on the study results, there is a need for prevention programs and establishment of treatments for certain allergies to minimize long-term health effects. Moreover, more studies are needed to analyze the prevalence of allergies in farmers who had a higher prevalence of allergies compared to previously reported prevalence in literature reviews.
The study was approved by the ethical review committee of the Technical University Munich (
德国过敏症的患病率很高,约20%的人口至少患有一种过敏症,而其中只有约10%得到了充分治疗。我们在巴伐利亚州(德国南部)的一个农村地区进行了一项横断面研究,以评估过敏症的患病率及其治疗情况,因为目前关于该主题的研究有限。
在10个非皮肤科医生办公室收集数据,使用自行填写的问卷询问参与者有关过敏和治疗的情况。
共有641份问卷适合进行分析。巴伐利亚农村地区的过敏症患病率高于德国报告的患病率(37.3%对20.0%)。此外,几乎三分之一(30.4%)的过敏症根本没有得到治疗。最常咨询的治疗师是全科医生。
根据研究结果,需要开展预防项目并建立针对某些过敏症的治疗方法,以尽量减少对长期健康的影响。此外,还需要更多研究来分析农民中过敏症的患病率,与之前文献综述中报告的患病率相比,农民的过敏症患病率更高。
该研究得到了慕尼黑工业大学伦理审查委员会的批准(