Manning P J, Curran K, Kirby B, Taylor M R, Clancy L
Department of Respiratory Medicine, St James's Hospital, Dublin.
Ir Med J. 1997 Apr-May;90(3):110-2.
The national prevalence of asthma, hay fever and eczema, employing the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) questionnaire, was determined during 1995 in 3148 Junior Certificate secondary school children aged 13-14 years throughout the Republic of Ireland. The prevalence values for asthma, hay fever and eczema were 15.2%, 24.8% and 9.4% respectively. Although 5.4% reported having both asthma and hay fever, combinations of the other allergic conditions were less than 2%. Sex difference in prevalence rates for the various conditions occurred with asthma prevalence being higher for males, eczema in females, but hay fever was almost equally reported between males and females. This data documents the prevalence of teenage asthma with associated allergic conditions in the Republic of Ireland and will allow for present and future comparisons of these conditions with other countries world-wide using the ISAAC protocol.
1995年，采用儿童哮喘和过敏国际研究（ISAAC）问卷，对爱尔兰共和国3148名年龄在13 - 14岁的初中毕业年级中学生进行调查，以确定哮喘、花粉热和湿疹在全国的患病率。哮喘、花粉热和湿疹的患病率分别为15.2%、24.8%和9.4%。虽然5.4%的人报告同时患有哮喘和花粉热，但其他过敏病症的合并患病率低于2%。不同病症的患病率存在性别差异，男性哮喘患病率较高，女性湿疹患病率较高，而男性和女性报告花粉热的比例几乎相同。这些数据记录了爱尔兰共和国青少年哮喘及相关过敏病症的患病率，并将有助于使用ISAAC方案对这些病症与世界其他国家进行当前和未来的比较。
