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Revista alergia México
versão On-line ISSN 2448-9190
Resumo
VAZQUEZ, Daniel et al. Cross-sectional survey about the prevalence of allergic rhinitis in Argentina: Study PARA. Rev. alerg. Méx. [online]. 2019, vol.66, n.1, pp.55-64. ISSN 2448-9190. https://doi.org/10.29262/ram.v66i1.543.
Background:
There are very few studies about the prevalence of allergic rhinitis in Argentina.
Objective:
To determine the prevalence of allergic rhinitis in a population of inhabitants between the ages of 5 and 44 in Argentina.
Methods:
A cross-sectional national study in which a self-reported questionnaire was used. The included participants are between the ages of 5 and 44 and they reside in urban areas. The information was collected by phone.
Results:
3200 participants were surveyed: 51.8% were women, 37.6% were between the ages of 5 and 19, and 62.4%, were between the ages of 20 and 44. The global prevalence of symptoms of allergic rhinitis was of 20.5%; the most frequent symptoms were sneezing (58.5%) and nasal congestion (51.4%). Overall, 44.3% of the participants had a family history of allergies. Allergic rhinitis was more frequent in women; the prevalence was of 22.3% in the group of participants between the ages of 5 and 19, and of 19.4% in the group of participants between the ages of 20 and 40 (p=0.0545); 63.8% of participants with symptoms did not have a medical diagnosis.
Conclusions:
The results of this first cross-sectional national survey have confirmed the high prevalence of self-reported symptoms of allergic rhinitis in adults and children in Argentina, particularly in women.
Palavras-chave : Allergic rhinitis; Self-reported questionnaire; Epidemiology; Children; Adults.