ArticleThorax2005
No increase in the prevalence of asthma, allergies, and atopic sensitisation among children in Germany: 1992-2001.
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- Atopy and related clinical symptoms among Swiss medical students from 2007 to 2015.Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2018Article
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- Changing prevalence of allergic diseases in the Asia-pacific region.Allergy, asthma & immunology research · 2013Review
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Abstract
backgroundFrom 1970 to 1990 increasing rates of asthma and allergic sensitisation were observed in several countries. The aim of this study was to investigate time trends in the prevalence of asthma and allergic sensitisation among school children in Germany between 1992 and 2001.
methodsParental reports of asthma, hay fever, and wheezing and measurements of specific serum IgE antibodies were investigated in six serial cross sectional surveys of 9-11 year old school children in three study areas in south west Germany.
resultsA total of 6762 school children of mean age 10 years (mean participation rate 77.9%) took part in the investigation in the three study areas. Over the 9 year study period no increase in the prevalence of current wheezing and asthma was observed. In addition, the prevalence of atopic sensitisation remained unchanged during the observation period.
conclusionsThese data, using parental reports and objective measures of allergy, suggest that there has been no further increase in the prevalence of asthma and atopy since 1992. The epidemic may thus have reached a plateau.
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