META-ANALYSIS OF THE PREVALENCE OF ALLERGIC RHINITIS AMONG CHILDREN LIVING IN FIVE DIFFERENT REGIONS OF THE CENTRAL FEDERAL DISTRICT

Abstract

Abstract. Allergic rhinitis (AR) is one of the most urgent problems of allergology and immunology, since, despite the improvement in diagnostic and treatment approaches, the number of patients suffering from allergic diseases of the respiratory tract remains very significant. AR is a common allergic disease of the upper respiratory tract in children living in the Moscow, Yaroslavl, Tver, Vologda and Vladimir regions, with a frequency of occurrence in 2021 from 1.472% to 2.684% (mean random effect 2.143 with CI: 1.599-2.763). There is an annual increase in patients with AR in each region, but at the same time, the heterogeneity of the samples allows us to state that in each specific region, the increase in AR occurs under the influence of various risk factors specific to a particular region, ignorance of which leads to an increase in the total number of patients with AR, the number children with late diagnoses, as well as a decrease in the quality of life of patients and their families, which has significant socio-economic consequences. At present, as far as we know, there have been no works devoted to a one-time analysis of statistical data on the assessment of the prevalence and incidence of AR in a multicenter study in Russia.