The Score for Allergic Rhinitis study in Turkey, 2020

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dc.contributor.authorCemal Cingi
dc.contributor.authorNuray Bayar Muluk
dc.contributor.authorNihat Susaman
dc.contributor.authorNagehan Küçükcan
dc.contributor.authorMurat Kar
dc.contributor.authorMustafa Altıntaş
dc.contributor.authorFazilet Altın
dc.contributor.authorSinan Eroğlu
dc.contributor.authorKemal Kef
dc.contributor.authorKağan İpçi
dc.contributor.authorSelis Gülseven Güven
dc.contributor.authorSenem Kurt Dizdar
dc.contributor.authorSerkan Çayır
dc.contributor.authorİsmail Salcan
dc.contributor.authorMüge Özçelik Korkmaz
dc.contributor.authorAslı Şahin Yılmaz
dc.contributor.authorBülent Topuz
dc.contributor.authorSema Başak
dc.contributor.authorAhmet Ural
dc.contributor.authorBengu Yaldız Çobanoğlu
dc.contributor.authorAlper Nabi Erkan
dc.contributor.authorFatih Oğhan
dc.contributor.authorGörkem Eskiizmir
dc.contributor.authorBurak Ömür Çakır
dc.contributor.authorBerna USLU COŞKUN
dc.contributor.authorCüneyt Orhan Kara
dc.contributor.authorErdoğan Gültekin
dc.contributor.authorHarun Üçüncü
dc.contributor.authorAdin Selcuk
dc.contributor.authorEmine Elif Altuntaş
dc.contributor.authorKasım Durmuş
dc.contributor.authorSamet Özlügedik
dc.contributor.authorSema Zer Toros
dc.contributor.authorÖzgür Karameşe
dc.contributor.authorTuba Bayındır
dc.contributor.authorMüzeyyen Yıldırım Baylan
dc.contributor.authorİsmail İynen
dc.contributor.authorOrhan Yılmaz
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-24T09:10:44Z
dc.date.available2024-07-24T09:10:44Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractObjective: This study aimed to determine how prevalent allergic rhinitis (AR) is in Turkey and to compare the current prevalence with the figures obtained 10 years earlier. Methods: This study included 9,017 participants. The minimum number of participants required from each center was determined via a stratified sampling technique according to regional demographic characteristics as ascertained from the last census. For each region, both men and women were administered the score for allergic rhinitis (SFAR) questionnaire and a score for each participant was calculated based on the responses supplied. Results: A total of 9,017 individuals (55.3% men and 44.7% women) took part in this study. Of these, 94.4% were urban residents and 5.6% lived in a rural setting. Of the men, 38.5% self-reported as suffering from AR. The corresponding figure in women was 40.5%. The overall prevalence of AR, as deduced on the basis of the SFAR, was found to be 36.7%. Comparing the prevalence in different regions, we found that AR was the least prevalent in the Black Sea region with a frequency of 35.8%. The highest prevalence was in the Mediterranean region, where the prevalence was 37.7%. There was no statistical significance in the apparent differences in prevalence between different geographical regions. Despite this, however, there was a clear increase in the frequency of AR over the preceding decade. This increase was most pronounced in the South-Eastern Anatolian region, where the frequency rose from 21.0% to 36.9%. Conclusion: Our results indicate that there has been a marked increase in the prevalence of AR in every region in Turkey over the last 10 years. This could be related to living conditions in urban environments. Alterations in lifestyle, urban living, air pollution causing impairments in immune defense mechanisms, and other aspects of modern lifestyles may account for the increase in AR in Turkey.
dc.identifier.DOI-ID10.5152/entupdates.2021.21024
dc.identifier.issn2149-7109
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/23136
dc.language.isoeng
dc.titleThe Score for Allergic Rhinitis study in Turkey, 2020
dc.typeAraştırma Makalesi

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