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Review
. 2024 Apr;57(2):179-189.
doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2023.09.007. Epub 2023 Oct 11.

The Burden of Asthma and Allergic Rhinitis: Epidemiology and Health Care Costs

Kunjan B Patel  1 , James W Mims  2 , John D Clinger  1
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Review

The Burden of Asthma and Allergic Rhinitis: Epidemiology and Health Care Costs

Kunjan B Patel et al. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2024 Apr.

Abstract

Allergic rhinitis affects up to 78% of people with asthma, and asthma occurs in 38% of people with allergic rhinitis. Asthma has a prevalence of 8.7% among adults and 6.2% among children and accounts for $50 billion in medical costs and $32 billion in indirect and mortality costs in the United States, respectively. Allergic rhinitis occurs in 5% to 15% of people in the United States. Allergic rhinitis also accounts for a significant health care cost burden, predominantly in terms of indirect costs related to reduced quality of life and presenteeism.

Keywords: Allergic rhinitis; Asthma; Cost; Epidemiology; Prevalence; Unified airway.

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Disclosure The authors report no relevant financial disclosures.