Incidence of allergic respiratory diseases in the Lublin region in correlation with the level of environmental pollution.
Basing on the standard questionnaires, the incidence of bronchial asthma, seasonal and perennial rhinitis in the population sample of the region of Lublin was evaluated. The study involved a group of 1,511 subjects--500 from each of the three distinct districts (Nałeczów, Puławy, Motycz-Lublin) chosen considering the level of industrial pollution. The information was obtained from 1,223 adults (376, 404 and 443, respectively) and 288 children (60, 94 and 134, respectively). Bronchial asthma was diagnosed in 68 adults (5.6%) and 22 children (7.6%). Allergic rhinitis incidence had a value of 6.7% in adults and 5.6% in children, whereas the incidence of perennial rhinitis was estimated as 2.9% and 1.4%, respectively. Among adults, there was no difference in the incidence of bronchial asthma in each district. Allergic rhinitis was diagnosed more often in rural than in urban areas (p<0.005). Among children, asthma was diagnosed significantly more often in the industrial-urban district (Puławy) with incidence value of 16% than in the rural-industrial district (Motycz-Lublin) with the value of 1.5% (p=0.0001).
Pulmonary Department, Medical University of Lublin.
Marek
M
Michnar
Ewa
E
Trembas-Pietraś
Janusz
J
Milanowski
D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D012221:Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires