| Prevalence of allergic rhinitis in patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a population-based study. | |
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PMID: 23274480 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Allergic rhinitis (AR) is common in children. Characteristic symptoms of AR may result in daytime inattention, irritability, and hyperactivity, which are also components of ADHD. Conflicting data in previous studies exist regarding the relationship between ADHD and AR. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence and risk of AR in ADHD patients in Taiwan. We conducted a cross-sectional study using the National Health Insurance Research Database in Taiwan. The study subjects included 469 patients who received psychiatric care for ADHD in 2005 and the general population (n = 220,599). Distributions of age, gender, and living areas as well as allergic diseases in the general population and in the ADHD group were examined by χ ( 2 ) tests. Multivariate logistic regression models were used to analyze the risk factors of AR. The prevalence of AR in ADHD group and the general population was 28.4 and 15.2 %, respectively. The prevalence of asthma was 9.6 % in ADHD group and 6.4 % in the general population. Both the prevalence of AR (p < 0.001) and asthma (p = 0.008) was significantly higher in ADHD group than the general population. The multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that ADHD patients had an increased rate of AR than general population (OR = 1.83; 95 % CI = 1.48-2.27; p < 0.0001), and asthma was strongly associated with AR (OR = 9.28; 95 % CI = 8.95-9.63; p < 0.0001). Our data showed that ADHD patients had an increased rate of AR. Therefore, psychiatrists should be more aware of the comorbidity of AR when treating ADHD patients. |
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Po-Han Chou; Chih-Chien Lin; Ching-Heng Lin; El-Wui Loh; Chin-Hong Chan; Tsuo-Hung Lan |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-12-30 |
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Title: European child & adolescent psychiatry Volume: - ISSN: 1435-165X ISO Abbreviation: Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry Publication Date: 2012 Dec |
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Created Date: 2012-12-31 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9212296 Medline TA: Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Psychiatry, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, phchou1980@gmail.com. |
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