Abstract
Background: The increased prevalence of allergic disease over the past decade, and the claims of the hygiene hypothesis, has led to increased allergy research in relation to different environments. Objective: We aimed to statistically determine whether growing up on a farm provides a protective effect against allergies based on the hygiene hypothesis.
Methods: Data collection consisted of an SQL query. All patients from a single rural ENT Allergist in Southern Oklahoma from 2012-2018 are included in the study. Patient data was de-identified and formatted in excel for statistical analysis. Python software was utilized to determine the significance between patients who grew up on a farm and patients who did not grow up on a farm in relation to having allergies.
Results: We determined a statistical difference between the prevalence of allergic rhinitis in patients who grew up on a farm and patients who did not grow up on a farm (P < .001). Our results revealed that patients who grew up on a farm were more likely to have allergies compared to patients who did not grow up on a farm.
Conclusion: In our patient population, those who did not grow up on a farm were statistically less likely to have allergic rhinitis compared to patients who grew up on a farm. A possible confounding variable for our findings may be incidental exposures to farming environments due to living near local farms.
Methods: Data collection consisted of an SQL query. All patients from a single rural ENT Allergist in Southern Oklahoma from 2012-2018 are included in the study. Patient data was de-identified and formatted in excel for statistical analysis. Python software was utilized to determine the significance between patients who grew up on a farm and patients who did not grow up on a farm in relation to having allergies.
Results: We determined a statistical difference between the prevalence of allergic rhinitis in patients who grew up on a farm and patients who did not grow up on a farm (P < .001). Our results revealed that patients who grew up on a farm were more likely to have allergies compared to patients who did not grow up on a farm.
Conclusion: In our patient population, those who did not grow up on a farm were statistically less likely to have allergic rhinitis compared to patients who grew up on a farm. A possible confounding variable for our findings may be incidental exposures to farming environments due to living near local farms.
Original language | American English |
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Pages | 71 |
State | Published - 22 Feb 2021 |
Event | Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences Research Days 2021: Poster presentation - Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences Campus, Tulsa, United States Duration: 22 Feb 2021 → 26 Feb 2021 |
Conference
Conference | Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences Research Days 2021 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Tulsa |
Period | 22/02/21 → 26/02/21 |
Keywords
- Hygiene Hypothesis
- Farming; Allergic Rhinitis
- Allergic Disease
- Allergy