title: [Self-reported prevalence of allergic rhinitis in eleven cities in China].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study is to investigate the self-reported prevalence and other epidemiological characteristics of allergic rhinitis from 11 cities throughout the mainland of China.
  
  
  METHODS
  Telephone interviews were conducted in the two main municipalities (Beijing, Shanghai) and eight capital cities (Changsha, Changchun, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Shenyang, Wuhan, Urumqi and Xi'an) of main provinces throughout the mainland of China after sampling target phone numbers by the approach of random digital dialing (RDD) via computer.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In total, the survey had sampled 684 blocks of telephone numbers in 11 cities, and dialed 119 319 telephone numbers. Of the 38 203 respondents, 4253 subjects reported allergic rhinitis, while the other 33 950 were screened negative in the telephone interviews. The self-reported prevalence of allergic rhinitis was lowest in Xi'an (8.0%), and highest in Urumqi (21.4%), with Nanjing having intermediate value (11.5%). The gender-adjusted prevalence ranged from 8.5% in Xi'an to 21.3% in Urumqi, while the age-adjusted prevalence of self-reported allergic rhinitis ranged from 8.7% in Beijing to 24.1% in Urumqi.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The study demonstrates that the self-reported prevalence of allergic rhinitis in 11 cities throughout the mainland of China has wide variations, and the strategy of prevention for allergic rhinitis should be conducted according to the epidemic features of it.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Beijing Tongren Hospital of Capital University of Medical Sciences, Beijing Institute of Otorhinolaryngology, Beijing100730, China.
authors.forename: De-Min
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Luo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Yang-Feng
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Zhen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Geng
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Wei-Jia
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.forename: Ji-Min
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Bao
authors.forename: Bing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Shen-Qing
authors.initials: SQ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: De-Hui
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Qiu-Ping
authors.initials: QP
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012221:Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006255:Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal / Q000453:epidemiology; D057566:Self Report; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires