Lau Y L, Karlberg J
Department of Paediatrics, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong.
J Paediatr Child Health. 1998 Feb;34(1):47-52. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.1998.00217.x.
To assess the prevalence and risk factors of childhood asthma and allergies in Hong Kong and compare with that in Singapore and Great Britain.
Parents of 3618 randomly selected 6- to 7-year-old children responded to a questionnaire prepared by the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) together with supplementary questions on risk factors.
The 12-month prevalences of wheezing, rhinitis symptoms and itchy rash were 9.2%, 35.1% and 4.2%, respectively. Wheezing in the past year was significantly associated with rhinitis symptoms in the past year, itchy rash in the past year, rhinitis interfering with daily activities moderately or severely, kept awake by itchy rash in the past year, parental wheezing (one or both parents), frequent upper respiratory tract infections (URTI), born in Hong Kong and male sex. For girls, the prevalence of wheezing in the past year was lowest when they were born in July/August and highest when born in January/February.
The prevalence of allergic disorders in Hong Kong was comparable to that in Singapore and Great Britain. Several potential risk factors such as parental wheezing, frequent URTI, born in Hong Kong, male sex and month of birth in girls were identified.
评估香港儿童哮喘和过敏的患病率及风险因素，并与新加坡和英国进行比较。
3618名随机选取的6至7岁儿童的家长对一份由儿童哮喘和过敏国际研究（ISAAC）编制的问卷以及关于风险因素的补充问题进行了回复。
过去12个月内喘息、鼻炎症状和皮疹瘙痒的患病率分别为9.2%、35.1%和4.2%。过去一年的喘息与过去一年的鼻炎症状、过去一年的皮疹瘙痒、鼻炎对日常活动有中度或重度干扰、过去一年因皮疹瘙痒而失眠、父母喘息（父母一方或双方）、频繁上呼吸道感染（URTI）、在香港出生以及男性性别显著相关。对于女孩而言，过去一年喘息的患病率在7月/8月出生时最低，在1月/2月出生时最高。
香港过敏性疾病的患病率与新加坡和英国相当。确定了几个潜在的风险因素，如父母喘息、频繁URTI、在香港出生、男性性别以及女孩的出生月份。
