OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the prevalence of and risk factors for @entity565 and related conditions in the Canaries, Spain. METHODS: From a randomised sample of 9506 adults aged 20-44 years who answered a short questionnaire, a random sample corresponding to 20% of the original was taken. Subjects classified as symptomatic in the previous survey and who were not included in the random sample were also invited to participate. The subjects completed a respiratory questionnaire, and underwent spirometry, @entity2488 ( @entity2488 ) test, skin tests and @entity9416 ( @entity9416 ) measurements. RESULTS: The random sample included 593 subjects. The prevalence of @entity272 to mites was 30.3% (95%CI 26.7-34.2) and the prevalence of @entity9416 to mites 30.5% (95%CI 26.2-35.2). A prevalence of 40.6% (95%CI 35.9-45.5) was found for @entity402 , 14.1% (95%CI 11.1-17.1) for @entity2488 and 4.2% (95%CI, 2.5-5.9) for @entity565 . The risk factors most strongly associated with @entity565 were @entity402 (OR 4.89, 95%CI 3.07-7.78) and @entity1729 before the age of 5 years (OR 2.78, 95%CI 1.66-4.67). CONCLUSION: This study shows a high prevalence of sensitisation to mites, @entity402 , @entity2488 and @entity565 in the Canaries, similar to that observed in English-speaking countries. We suggest that these findings could partially result from climatic conditions.

High prevalence of XXXX and @entity402 in the Canary Islands, Spain.

@entity2488 :: ('MESH:D001982', 'Disease') :: ['BHR', 'bronchial hyperresponsiveness'] @entity565 :: ('MESH:D001249', 'Disease') :: ['asthma'] @entity402 :: ('MESH:C564133', 'Disease') :: ['atopy'] @entity1729 :: ('MESH:D012141', 'Disease') :: ['respiratory infection'] @entity272 :: ('MESH:D012871', 'Disease') :: ['skin sensitisation'] @entity9416 :: ('3497', 'Gene') :: ['immunoglobulin E', 'IgE']
@entity565 :: (MESH:D001249,Disease) :: ['asthma']
