Time trends in asthma and atopic diseases in North-West part of Croatia-ISAAC Phase III (2013).

Aim: The authors conducted two cross-sectional studies 8 years apart with the aim of assessing temporal trends in the prevalence of asthma and atopic diseases in Međimurje County, Northwestern Croatia.

Methods: Studies were conducted in children aged 12 years 0 months to 14 years 11 months in 2005 and in 2013; additionally, in adolescents aged 18 years in 2013 according to the international study on asthma and allergies protocol.

Results: In the age group 12-14 years, a significant increase in the prevalence of asthma (5.

[The prevalence of symptoms of allergic diseases among younger school children in Medimurje County (ISAAC Phase I)].

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of symptoms of asthma, allergic rhinitis/rhinoconjuctivitis and atopic eczema symptoms in the Medimurje County in Northwest Croatia.

Subjects And Methods: The study was undertaken between January and April 2005 among school children in 27 randomly selected elementary schools. Data were collected using standardized ISAAC written questionnaire Phase I.

The prevalence of allergic diseases among Croatian school children according to the ISAAC Phase One questionnaire.

Background: The prevalence of asthma and allergic diseases in children has been increasing worldwide over the past decades. The ISAAC Phase I results supplies valuable information on the worldwide variations in the prevalence of these diseases. Although ISAAC Phase I was completed in 56 countries, not all regions of Croatia were covered.