Prevalence of Rhinitis in Athletes: Systematic Review. (9th August 2017)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Prevalence of Rhinitis in Athletes: Systematic Review. (9th August 2017)
- Main Title:
- Prevalence of Rhinitis in Athletes: Systematic Review
- Authors:
- Surda, Pavol
Walker, Abigail
Putala, Matus
Siarnik, Pavel - Other Names:
- Roland Peter S. Academic Editor.
- Abstract:
- Abstract : Background . Prevalence of rhinitis in athletes has frequently been studied and varies widely from 27% to 74%. The aim of this systematic review was to examine the prevalence of rhinitis in athletes, to specifically compare the evidence of rhinitis in land-based and aquatic athletes. Methods . Systematic search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the non-MEDLINE subset of PubMed was performed from inception to March 8, 2016, to identify studies on rhinitis in athletes. Results . Of the 373 identified unique articles, a total of 13 studies satisfied the criteria for this review. The final group contained 9 cohort and 4 case-control studies. We found 10 studies that reported the prevalence of allergic rhinitis (21%–56.5%). In contrast, nonallergic rhinitis was identified by only 1 author (6%). We have also evaluated the prevalence of rhinitis in the separate subgroups (land, water, and cold air) where swimmers seem to be the most affected (40%–74%), followed by cross-country skiers (46%) and track and field athletes (21 to 49%). Conclusion . We did not reveal any convincing trend of a higher prevalence in land-based athletes compared to general population. By contrast, aquatic and cold air athletes demonstrate increased prevalence reflecting the irritant effects of their environment on the nasal mucosa.
- Is Part Of:
- International journal of otolaryngology. Volume 2017(2017)
- Journal:
- International journal of otolaryngology
- Issue:
- Volume 2017(2017)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 2017, Issue 2017 (2017)
- Year:
- 2017
- Volume:
- 2017
- Issue:
- 2017
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2017-2017-2017-0000
- Page Start:
- Page End:
- Publication Date:
- 2017-08-09
- Subjects:
- Otolaryngology -- Periodicals
Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases
Otolaryngology
Electronic journals
Periodicals
Periodicals
617.51 - Journal URLs:
- https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijoto/ ↗
http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijol/contents.html ↗
http://bibpurl.oclc.org/web/46488 ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1155/2017/8098426 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 1687-9201
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- Legaldeposit
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