Prevalence of autoimmune thyroid disease in chronic rhinitis.
A retrospective, controlled study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of autoimmune thyroid disease in 111 adult patients with allergic (77) and nonallergic (34) rhinitis seen in a private ENT/allergy practice in the lower Hudson Valley, New York. The control group consisted of 101 patients with no history of chronic rhinitis. Autoimmune thyroid disease was found in 10.4% of the allergic rhinitis group, 14.7% of the nonallergic rhinitis group, and 9.9% of controls, with a trend toward higher prevalence in the nonallergic rhinitis group compared with controls. No statistically significant association was noted between the 3 groups. The female-to-male ratio in the nonallergic rhinitis group was approximately twice as high as in the control group.
Reisacher
William R
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Rockland Ear, Nose and Throat Associates, PC, West Nyack, New York, USA. wir2011@med.cornell.edu
D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002908:Chronic Disease; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011336:Probability; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012221:Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D018570:Risk Assessment; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013967:Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult