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GYNECOLOGIC AND OBSTETRIC INVESTIGATION
Volume 49, Issue 2, Pages 98-101Publisher
KARGER
DOI: 10.1159/000010223
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pregnancy rhinitis; incidence; smoking; allergy; risk factor
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The purpose of this study was to define the cumulative incidence of pregnancy rhinitis, and to study whether smoking, asthma, hayfever or month of conception are risk factors. A questionnaire was delivered during 1 year in 10 antenatal care centers in one Swedish county. Questions were asked by midwives on the ordinary check-up visits throughout pregnancy. Five centers with response rates of 70% or more, including 599 women, were evaluated, The cumulative incidence of pregnancy rhinitis was 22%, Smokers had a significantly increased incidence with a relative risk enhancement of 69%, whereas hayfever, asthma, and month of conception had no statistically significant influence on incidence. Pregnancy rhinitis was shown to appear at any time during gestation. Copyright (C) 2000 S. Karger AG, Basel.
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