Risk of allergic rhinitis in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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Jie Liu
Lun Cai
Rongrong Yang
Liping Wei
Huazheng Luo
Xiongbin Gui

Keywords

allergic rhinitis, inflammatory bowel disease, meta-analysis

Abstract

Background: Numerous parallels exist between inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and allergic rhinitis (AR), which include risk factors (such as environmental and genetic factors), pathogenesis (immune disorders, epithelial cell barriers, etc.), and treatment (immunosuppressants and immunomodulators, such as cyclosporine and steroids). However, the risk of AR in IBD patients is unknown.


Objective: In this systematic review and meta-analysis, patients with IBD are examined for their risk of AR.


Methods: Several databases are accessible in both Chinese and English, including PubMed, BioRXiv, WanFang, the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Web of Science, METSTR, and MedRxiv. Findings presented at allergy, rhinology, thoracic, and gastrointestinal conferences were analyzed. Based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria, two evaluators independently retrieved data, read the literature, and evaluated bias risk. The data analysis was conducted using RevMan 5.4. Case-control and cohort studies were eligible study designs for this research.


Results: There were 10 case-control studies and 1 cohort study included in the meta-analysis. The experimental group consisted of 65,687 IBD patients, of whom 5838 had AR. A total of 345,176 participants without IBD were included in the control group, of whom 24,625 developed AR. The outcomes demonstrated that IBD patients had a higher risk of developing AR (odds ratio [OR] = 1.48, 95% confidence interval [CI] [1.12, 1.95], Z = 2.78, P = 0.005) than those without IBD.


Conclusion: The risk of AR is higher in IBD patients. Further investigation is required to determine the mechanism behind the association between AR and IBD.

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