Abstract
The survey had been carried out among freshmen enrolled in Osaka Kyoiku University focusing on allergic diseases and their related symptoms. The same students were questionnaired again 4 years later. The incidence of asthmatic attacks in male and female students was increased 2.2 to 2.4 (%) and 1.1 to 1.6 (%), respectively. The prevavalence of wheezing had also increased from 11.0 to 16.8 and 7.7 to 13.9 (%), respectively. The incidence of coughing and smoking habit increased from 6.6 to 8.8, 6.1 to 9.2 (%) and from 7.9 to 40.4, 0.9 to 9.1 (%), respectively. The students developed both atopic dermatitis (AD) and allergic rhinitis (AR) through 4 years university life. It is necessary to educate students on which indoor and outdoor allergen are responsible for the development of allergic diseases.
