PMID- 10462997
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19990914
LR  - 20161013
IS  - 0929-6646 (Print)
IS  - 0929-6646 (Linking)
VI  - 98
IP  - 7
DP  - 1999 Jul
TI  - Comparison of indoor allergens, allergic scores, and demographic data in 
      Taiwanese adults with asthma or allergic rhinitis, or both.
PG  - 486-91
AB  - We examined the relationships between exposure to different indoor allergens and 
      demographic factors in 515 adult Taiwanese patients with allergic diseases such 
      as asthma and rhinitis. Patients who had positive screening results on an 
      immunoglobulin E (IgE) test were recruited from the outpatient clinics of Chang 
      Gung Memorial Hospital. Patients were divided into the following three groups: 
      asthma (n = 332), combined asthma and allergic rhinitis (n = 165), and allergic 
      rhinitis (n = 18). Serum samples were analyzed for IgE by enzyme-linked 
      immunosorbent assay. Significantly elevated titer of dust mite-specific IgE were 
      found in all three groups, with markedly higher levels in the combined asthma and 
      allergic rhinitis group (p < 0.05). Allergen scores were significantly related to 
      the demographic variables of older age (> or = 65 years), female gender, and 
      spring season, with significantly lower scores (p < 0.05). No significant 
      difference in allergen scores was found among cigarette smoking subjects and 
      subjects from residential areas. Multiple linear regression analysis revealed 
      significant allergic contributors to be, in order of importance, age, gender, and 
      atopic disease category. We conclude that mite allergen exposure is the most 
      significant factor associated with asthma and/or allergic rhinitis in Taiwan. 
      Younger subjects and males had a higher rate of asthma and/or allergic rhinitis.
FAU - Li, L F
AU  - Li LF
AD  - Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 
      Taipei, Taiwan.
FAU - Lin, M C
AU  - Lin MC
FAU - Yang, C T
AU  - Yang CT
FAU - Hiesh, M J
AU  - Hiesh MJ
FAU - Huang, C C
AU  - Huang CC
FAU - See, L C
AU  - See LC
FAU - Tsao, T C
AU  - Tsao TC
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Singapore
TA  - J Formos Med Assoc
JT  - Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi
JID - 9214933
RN  - 37341-29-0 (Immunoglobulin E)
SB  - IM
EIN - J Formos Med Assoc 1999 Sep;98(9):655
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - Air Pollution, Indoor/*adverse effects
MH  - Analysis of Variance
MH  - Asthma/*epidemiology/etiology
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Immunoglobulin E/blood
MH  - Linear Models
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial/*epidemiology/etiology
MH  - Taiwan/epidemiology
EDAT- 1999/08/27 00:00
MHDA- 1999/08/27 00:01
CRDT- 1999/08/27 00:00
PHST- 1999/08/27 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1999/08/27 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1999/08/27 00:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Formos Med Assoc. 1999 Jul;98(7):486-91.