Impact of airborne pollen concentration and meteorological factors on the number of outpatients with allergic rhinitis

Yusan An, MD; Yuhui Ouyang, MD, PHD; Luo Zhang, MD, PHD

World Allergy Organization Journal (Apr 2023)

Impact of airborne pollen concentration and meteorological factors on the number of outpatients with allergic rhinitis

Yusan An, MD,
Yuhui Ouyang, MD, PHD,
Luo Zhang, MD, PHD

Affiliations

Yusan An, MD: Department of Allergy, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100730, China
Yuhui Ouyang, MD, PHD: Department of Allergy, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100730, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Nasal Diseases, Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology, Beijing 100005, China
Luo Zhang, MD, PHD: Department of Allergy, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100730, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Nasal Diseases, Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology, Beijing 100005, China; Research Unit of Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Nasal Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China; Corresponding author. Department of Allergy, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 1, Dongjiaominxiang, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100730, China

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 16, no. 4
p. 100762

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The prevalence of allergic rhinitis (AR) caused by pollen allergen is high in northern China. This study analyzed the allergen detection results of patients with AR in Beijing Tongren Hospital from 2016 to 2019, and evaluated the association between AR and seasonal airborne pollen concentration and meteorological factors in Beijing, China. We found that AR patients caused by pollen accounted for 61.18% (16 793/27 449) in AR patients. Among them, Artemisia pollen sensitive patients accounted for 48.54% (13 325/27 449) of AR. We also found that the number of outpatients diagnosed with AR is strongly correlated with seasonal airborne pollen concentration and is influenced by meteorological factors, such as temperature and humidity. These results may help clinicians and healthcare workers to be prepared for this influx of outpatients in the relevant seasons.

Published in World Allergy Organization Journal

ISSN: 1939-4551 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Immunologic diseases. Allergy
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/world-allergy-organization-journal/

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