Open AccessThe prevalence and time trend of asthma in Albanian children in 2011 – Alb ISAAC
Author(s) -
Mesonjesi Eris,
Piluri Ziu Erjola,
Gupta Ramyani,
Strachan David,
Priftanji Alfred
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical and translational allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.979
H-Index - 37
ISSN - 2045-7022
DOI - 10.1186/2045-7022-5-s2-p8
Subject(s) - medicine , asthma , wheeze , atopic dermatitis , epidemiology , pediatrics , allergy , cross sectional study , population , demography , environmental health , dermatology , immunology , sociology , pathology
95% CI 0.8-1.8), and for 10-11yo: 4.4% and 4.6% (OR= 1.07, 95% CI 0.76-1.50). The prevalence of sensitization for any allergen was 24.3 %. A lifetime history of asthma became more common in the older age groups. No significant changes in the severity of asthma were found. Wheeze in the last year and asthma ever were consistently more common among skin prick tests (SPT)+ children in both surveys 1999 and 2011, but the indicators of more severe wheezing showed a variable pattern. Conclusions