Time trends in asthma and atopic diseases in North-West part of Croatia—ISAAC Phase III (2013)

• Kobal Iva Mrkić ^[1] ; Škvorc Helena Munivrana ^[2] ; Škvorc Marko ^[3] ; Munivrana Štefanija ^[4]
  1. [1] University of Osijek

     University of Osijek

     Croacia

     
  2. [2] Assistant Professor, Specialized in Pediatrics, Subspecialized in Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Children’s Hospital Srebrnjak; Assistant Professor, University North, Caraždin, Croatia.
  3. [3] Specialized in Gynecology, Subspecialized in Gynecological Oncology, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
  4. [4] Specialized in Pediatrics, Subspecialized in Allergology and Clinical Immunology, County Hospital “Cakovec”, Cakovec, Croatia.

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• Localización: Allergologia et immunopathologia: International journal for clinical and investigate allergology and clinical immunology, ISSN-e 1578-1267, ISSN 0301-0546, Vol. 49, Nº. 4, 2021, págs. 32-37
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Aim: The authors conducted two cross-sectional studies 8 years apart with the aim of assessing temporal trends in the prevalence of asthma and atopic diseases in Međimurje County, Northwestern Croatia.

    Methods: Studies were conducted in children aged 12 years 0 months to 14 years 11 months in 2005 and in 2013; additionally, in adolescents aged 18 years in 2013 according to the international study on asthma and allergies protocol.

    Results: In the age group 12–14 years, a significant increase in the prevalence of asthma (5.1% vs 8.31%), allergic rhinitis (10.86% vs 16.24%), allergic rhinoconjunctivitis (7.14% vs 10.95%) and atopic dermatitis (5.34% vs 8.12%) was observed. When the age group 12–14 years in 2005 was compared with the age group 18 years in 2013, a significant increase in symptoms of asthma (5.1% vs 11.5%), allergic rhinitis (10.86% vs 19.59%), allergic rhinoconjunctivitis (7.14% vs 14.25%), and atopic dermatitis (5.34% vs 7.69%) was observed.

    Conclusion: This study shows an increasing trend in Međimurje County in the prevalence of all symptoms associated with atopic diseases: Asthma, allergic rhinitis, allergic rhinoconjunctivitis, and atopic dermatitis.