Prevalence of asthma and allergic rhinitis among adult population in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Asia Pacific Allergy
;
(4): 25-31, 2014.
Artigo
em Inglês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-749974
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Mongolia is changing lifestyle, unhealthy habits, increase of air pollution, increasing life expectancy have led to an up rise of chronic respiratory diseases. Over 10 years ago, the prevalence of asthma and allergic rhinoconjunctivitis in Mongolia were in the lower range reported from previous studies.OBJECTIVE:
The main aim of the survey is to know the prevalence of asthma and allergic rhinitis among adult population of Ulaanbaatar city, Mongolia and their risk factors.METHODS:
Total of approximately 1,200 adults aged 20 years and over were planned to be randomly selected. The questionnaire was developed on the basis of WHO Protocol for Assessment of Prevalence of Major Respiratory Diseases and modified by local risk factors assessment and by other international survey approach including Global Initiative for Asthma and European Community Respiratory Health Survey.RESULTS:
Prevalence of current wheezer in all age group was 15.7% (95% CI 14.7-16.8). Age and sex segregated distribution of current wheezer were defined among male and female and prevalence was 14.5% (95% CI 13.3-16.2) in male and female 16.6% (95% CI 15.2-18.3) respectively. Prevalence of diagnosed asthma among adults was 4.7% (95% CI 4.3-5.6) in all age group, 3% (95% CI 2.4-3.7) in male and 6.8% (95% CI 5.8-7.9) in female. Prevalence of rhinoconjunctivitis was 14.6% in all age group. 28.4% out of subjects with allergic rhinitis has current asthma, while 11.6% of subjects without allergic rhinitis has asthma (p < 0.01).CONCLUSION:
The prevalence of asthma increased for one decade in Ulaanbaatar. Prevalence of diagnosed asthma is approximately 5% and current wheezer is approximately 15% in adults of population, which is close to other Asia and European countries. Allergic rhinitis is a risk factor for asthma.
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Assunto principal:
Ásia
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Asma
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Prevalência
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Fatores de Risco
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Inquéritos Epidemiológicos
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Expectativa de Vida
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Poluição do Ar
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União Europeia
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Rinite Alérgica
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Estilo de Vida
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de etiologia
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Guia de Prática Clínica
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Estudo de prevalência
/
Fatores de risco
Limite:
Adulto
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Asia Pacific Allergy
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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