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. 2019 Jan-Mar;66(1):55-64.
doi: 10.29262/ram.v66i1.543.

[Cross-sectional survey about the prevalence of allergic rhinitis in Argentina: Study PARA]

[Article in Spanish]
Daniel Vázquez  1 , Iris Medina, Georgina Logusso, Sergio Arias, Gabriel Gattolin, Claudio Parisi
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[Cross-sectional survey about the prevalence of allergic rhinitis in Argentina: Study PARA]

[Article in Spanish]
Daniel Vázquez et al. Rev Alerg Mex. 2019 Jan-Mar.

Abstract
in English, Spanish

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.

Antecedentes: Existen pocos estudios sobre la prevalencia de rinitis alérgica en Argentina. Objetivo: Determinar la prevalencia de rinitis alérgica en una población entre cinco y 44 años de edad en Argentina. Métodos: Estudio transversal nacional en el que se utilizó un cuestionario autoinformado. Se incluyeron participantes entre cinco y 44 años de edad residentes en áreas urbanas. La información se recolectó telefónicamente. Resultados: Se encuestaron 3200 participantes: 51.8 % del sexo femenino, 37.6 % tenía entre cinco y 19 años y 62.4 % entre 20 y 44 años. La prevalencia global de síntomas de rinitis alérgica fue de 20.5 %; los síntomas más frecuentes fueron los estornudos (58.5 %) y la congestión nasal (51.4 %). En general, 44.3 % de los participantes tenía antecedentes familiares de alergia. La rinitis alérgica fue más frecuente en las mujeres; la prevalencia fue de 22.3 % en el grupo de cinco a 19 años y de 19.4 % en el de 20 a 44 años (p = 0.0545); 63.8 % de los participantes con síntomas no tenía diagnóstico médico. Conclusiones: Los resultados de esta primera encuesta transversal nacional confirman la alta prevalencia de síntomas autoinformados de rinitis alérgica en adultos y niños en Argentina, especialmente en las mujeres.

Keywords: Adults; Allergic rinitis; Epidemiology; Epidemiology Children; Self-reported questionnaire.

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