בשל "הגנת זכויות יוצרים" מובא להלן קישור לתקציר המאמר. לקריאתו בטקסט מלא, אנא פנה/י לספרייה הרפואית הזמינה לך.

 

 

Allergic rhinitis (AR) is characterized by distinct clinical heterogeneity and allergic sensitization patterns.

 

We aimed to quantify rhinitis symptoms in patients with self-reported allergic rhinitis according to the potential sensitization patterns for relevant allergens in China.

 

We used latent class analysis (LCA; a subset of structural equation modeling) to independently cluster patients into different patterns of atopic sensitization in an unsupervised manner, based on specific immunoglobulin E tests. AR symptom severity was assessed by the visual analogue scale.

 

We evaluated the association between the severity of AR and the allergen sensitization patterns.