[Frequency of chronic rhinitis in a population of young adults. Influence of pollen allergy and tobacco addiction (author's transl)].
A survey of 27 604 sujets aged mostly between 17 and 19 revealed that 33.5% of them had a regular nasal obstruction and that 13.6% repeated sneezing fits. Prevalence of nasal manifestations related to an allergy to graminaceae pollen was estimated at 5%. Besides there was a close relationship between the chronic nasal symptomatology and the smoking habits of the subjects concerned.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000453:epidemiology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D011058:Pollen / Q000276:immunology*; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006255:Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal / Q000453:epidemiology; D012907:Smoking; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
Fréquence des rhinites chroniques dans une population d'adultes jeunes. Influence de l'allergie pollinique et du tabagisme.