Environmental and sensitization variations among asthma and/or rhinitis patients between 2008 and 2018 in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about the changes in allergen sensitization in China secondary to the environmental variations over the past decade. We aimed at investigating the variations in sensitization among asthma and/or rhinitis patients in China between 2008 and 2018.

Methods

This study analyzed cross-sectional data from national surveys conducted in China in 2008 and 2018. After finishing the questionnaire, participants underwent serum specific IgE measurements. A total of 2322 and 2798 patients were enrolled in 2008 and 2018, respectively. The significance of differences in sensitization rates among four regions of China were assessed. Correlation analysis was used to identify the associations of sensitization with climate change and planting of Artemisia desertorum<

SUBMITTER: Wang W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8809046 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature