Abstract
Using the Isle of Wight Birth Cohort (IOWBC) we sought to understand the prevalence and characteristics of rhinitis in young adults. The IOWBC recruited 1456 children in 1989 on the Isle of Wight, UK and assessed them for the presence of wheeze, allergic co-morbidities and risk factors at birth, 1, 2, 4, 10, 18 and 26-years. Of 1033 (70.9%) participants seen at 26 years, 47.2% (486) had ever had rhinitis while 42.2% (435) reported current rhinitis. Current rhinitis rose from 5.4% (65), 22.6% (308) and 35.8% (468) at 4, 10 and 18 years respectively. Of those with current rhinitis at 26 years, 17.4% (75) described moderate or significantly impaired quality of life, symptom prevalence was highest in summer months (May to August) and 64.2% (278) experienced ocular symptoms. There was no difference in rhinitis prevalence between males and females (41.1% (193) vs 43.1% (242) p=0.5) or current smokers and non-smokers (33.6% (146) vs 29.5% (176) p=0.168). Amongst those currently wheezing at 26 years, significantly more were likely to have rhinitis (64.1 (152)) compared to those not wheezing (35.7 (283) p Rhinitis prevalence increases with age and is significantly associated with atopy and wheezing at 26 years.
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