Vnitr Lek 1994, 40(1):21-25
[Prevalence of bronchial asthma, chronic bronchitis and allergic rhinitis in a South Moravian District].
- Oddĕlení TRN, FN Motol Praha.
Klíčová slova: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Asthma /epidemiology/; Bronchitis /epidemiology/; Chronic Disease; Czech Republic /epidemiology/; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Prevalence; Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial /epidemiology/; Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal /epidemiology/
In a random sample of 648 adults (18-70 years), representing 95,836 people by age and sex, the prevalence of the above mentioned diseases was assessed. The chi 2-test revealed that the sample of examined subjects did not differ significantly from the distribution of the population as regards age and sex. The prevalence of bronchial asthma was 2.0%, of chronic bronchitis 16.3%, pollen rhinitis 4.5% and non-seasonal rhinitis 4.9%. In asthma the immunological type of the disease predominated markedly. Bronchial hyperreactivity after inhaled histamine was almost five time higher in asthma than in bronchitis (100% and 22.5%).
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