Basic Summary for Allergic rhinitis

Main name of condition: Allergic rhinitis

What is Allergic rhinitis?
  Brief description of Allergic rhinitis: Any nasal allergy such as hay fever or perennial rhinitis
  Parent types of Allergic rhinitis: Immune disorders, Allergic Disorders, Allergies, Nose conditions
  Organs Affected by Allergic rhinitis: nose, immune system
  Types of Allergic rhinitis: Hay fever, Perennial rhinitis

How many people get Allergic rhinitis?
Prevalance of Allergic rhinitis: 10% of the population with allergic rhinitis/hay fever in the US (Mayo Clinic)
Prevalance Rate of Allergic rhinitis: approx 1 in 10 or 10.00% or 27.2 million people in USA [about data]

What causes Allergic rhinitis?
Causes of Allergic rhinitis: see causes of Allergic rhinitis
Risk factors for Allergic rhinitis: see risk factors for Allergic rhinitis

How is it treated?
Treatments for Allergic rhinitis: see treatments for Allergic rhinitis

Society issues for Allergic rhinitis
Hospitalization statistics for Allergic rhinitis: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Allergic rhinitis:

0.007% (844) of hospital consultant episodes were for vasomotor and allergic rhinitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
99% of hospital consultant episodes for vasomotor and allergic rhinitis required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
49% of hospital consultant episodes for vasomotor and allergic rhinitis were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
51% of hospital consultant episodes for vasomotor and allergic rhinitis were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
11% of hospital consultant episodes for vasomotor and allergic rhinitis required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1.1 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for vasomotor and allergic rhinitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for vasomotor and allergic rhinitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
27 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for vasomotor and allergic rhinitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
66% of hospital consultant episodes for vasomotor and allergic rhinitis occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1% of hospital consultant episodes for vasomotor and allergic rhinitis occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
57% of hospital consultant episodes for vasomotor and allergic rhinitis were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.001% (392) of hospital bed days were for vasomotor and allergic rhinitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.016% (2,039) of hospital consultant episodes were for chronic rhinitis nasopharyngitis and pharyngitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
99% of hospital consultant episodes for chronic rhinitis nasopharyngitis and pharyngitis required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
49% of hospital consultant episodes for chronic rhinitis nasopharyngitis and pharyngitis were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
51% of hospital consultant episodes for chronic rhinitis nasopharyngitis and pharyngitis were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
5% of hospital consultant episodes for chronic rhinitis nasopharyngitis and pharyngitis required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1.3 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for chronic rhinitis nasopharyngitis and pharyngitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for chronic rhinitis nasopharyngitis and pharyngitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
37 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for chronic rhinitis nasopharyngitis and pharyngitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
63% of hospital consultant episodes for chronic rhinitis nasopharyngitis and pharyngitis occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
3% of hospital consultant episodes for chronic rhinitis nasopharyngitis and pharyngitis occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
39% of hospital consultant episodes for chronic rhinitis nasopharyngitis and pharyngitis were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.003% (1,652) of hospital bed days were for chronic rhinitis nasopharyngitis and pharyngitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

Physician office visits for Allergic rhinitis: 12 million people visited a physician’s office for allergic rhinitis in the US 2001 (National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2001 Summary, NCHS, CDC)

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