TY  - JOUR
TI  - The Score for Allergic Rhinitis study in Turkey, 2020
AB  - Objective: 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.
AU  - Susaman, Nihat
AU  - SELCUK, Adin
AU  - ESKİİZMİR, Görkem
AU  - Zer Toros, Sema
AU  - oghan, fatih
AU  - BAYINDIR, TUBA
AU  - Iynen, Ismail
AU  - BAYAR MULUK, NURAY
AU  - Kurt dizdar, Senem
AU  - DURMUŞ, Kasım
AU  - ERKAN, Alper Nabi
AU  - İPÇİ, Kağan
AU  - GÜLSEVEN GÜVEN, Selis
AU  - KORKMAZ, Müge Özçelik
AU  - ÇAKIR, Burak Ömür
AU  - KAR, MURAT
AU  - BAŞAK, Sema
AU  - ALTINTAS, MUSTAFA
AU  - YILDIRIM BAYLAN, Müzeyyen
AU  - Altin, Fazilet
AU  - SALCAN, İsmail
AU  - Sahin-Yilmaz, Asli
AU  - Eroğlu, Sinan
AU  - Altuntaş, Emine Elif
AU  - CİNGİ, Cemal
AU  - KEF, Kemal
AU  - URAL, Ahmet
AU  - ÜÇÜNCÜ, Harun
AU  - Uslucoskun, Berna
AU  - YILMAZ, Orhan
AU  - ÇAYIR, Serkan
AU  - KÜÇÜKCAN, Nagehan
AU  - KARAMEŞE, Özgür
AU  - ÇOBANOĞLU, Bengu Yaldız
AU  - KARA, CÜNEYT ORHAN
AU  - TOPUZ, Bülent
AU  - ÖZLÜGEDİK, Samet
AU  - Gultekin, Erdogan
DO  - 10.5152/entupdates.2021.21024
PY  - 2021
JO  - ENT Updates
VL  - 11
IS  - 1
SN  - 2149-7109
SP  - 1
EP  - 7
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/510326
ER  -