Prevalence and Risk Factors of Urticaria With a Focus on Chronic Urticaria in Children

Limited data is available on the prevalence and risk factors of acute and chronic urticaria in children. Our purpose was to determine the prevalence and identify the risk factors of acute and chronic urticaria in Korean children. This population-based study examined 4,076 children (age 4 to 13 years...

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Published in:Allergy, asthma & immunology research 2017, Asthma & Immunology Research, 9(3), , pp.212-219
Main Authors: Lee, Seung Jin, Ha, Eun Kyo, Jee, Hye Mi, Lee, Kyung Suk, Lee, Seung Won, Kim, Mi Ae, Kim, Dong Hyun, Jung, Young Ho, Sheen, Youn Ho, Sung, Myong Soon, Han, Man Yong
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Summary:Limited data is available on the prevalence and risk factors of acute and chronic urticaria in children. Our purpose was to determine the prevalence and identify the risk factors of acute and chronic urticaria in Korean children. This population-based study examined 4,076 children (age 4 to 13 years) who were enrolled in the 2015 prospective Seongnam Atopy Project (SAP 2015) in Korea. The parents completed an urticaria questionnaire that included questions regarding the duration, severity, and triggering factors of urticaria. Blood sampling (n=464) was performed to measure vitamin D, total eosinophil count (TEC), and total IgE levels, and skin prick tests (n=503) were done. The prevalences of the life-time, acute, and chronic urticaria were 22.5%, 13.9%, and 1.8% (chronic continuous urticaria, 0.7%; and chronic recurrent urticaria, 1.1%), respectively. Acute urticaria was significantly associated with allergic diseases and parental history of allergy (P
ISSN:2092-7355
2092-7363
DOI:10.4168/aair.2017.9.3.212