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The 2002\u20132007 trends of prevalence of asthma, allergic rhinitis and eczema in Irish schoolchildren. <jats:italic>Pediatr Allergy Immunology<\/jats:italic> 2012: <jats:bold>23<\/jats:bold>: 464\u2013471.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract<\/jats:title><jats:p><jats:bold>Background:\u2002<\/jats:bold> Irish adolescents have the third highest asthma prevalence in the world. Few data examine trends of prevalence of asthma and allergic disorders in younger Irish children. We compared the prevalence of asthma, allergic rhinitis and eczema in school children, aged 6\u20139 in 2002 and 2007.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods:\u2002<\/jats:bold> In two cross\u2010sectional studies, parents of children aged 6\u20139, completed identical ISAAC\u2010based questionnaires in the same 24 Cork City schools in 2002 (n\u2003=\u20031474, response rate\u2003=\u200374.8%) and in 2007 (n\u2003=\u20031535, response rate\u2003=\u200376.2%).<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:\u2002<\/jats:bold> The prevalence of asthma in our study population of schoolchildren, aged 6\u20139 remained stable in 2007 (23.5%) since the 2002 finding of 21.7% (p\u2003=\u20030.27). Significant increases were found in the prevalence of rhino\u2010conjunctivitis (7.6\u201310.6%, p\u2003=\u20030.005) and eczema (8.9\u201313.5%, p\u2003&lt;\u20030.001). In 2007, male preponderance for suffering the symptoms of current asthma existed (M:F 1.2:1, p\u2003=\u20030.075), although it had lost its significance since 2002 (M:F 1.5:1, p\u2003&lt;\u20030.001). M:F ratio for most allergic rhinitis related symptoms moved from equal sex distribution to male predominance (nasal problems ever: 2002 \u2013 M:F, 1.1:1, p\u2003=\u20030.117; 2007 \u2013 M:F, 1.2:1, p\u2003=\u20030.012, current rhinitis: 2002 \u2013 M:F 1.2:1, p\u2003=\u20030.98; 2007 M:F 1.3:1, p\u2003=\u20030.009, hay fever ever: 2002 \u2013 M:F 1:1, p\u2003=\u20030.57; 2007 \u2013 M:F 1.5:1, p\u2003=\u20030.007). The sex\u2010specific prevalence of rhino\u2010conjunctivitis and the severity of symptoms suffered, remained equally sex distributed in both timeframes. From 2002 to 2007, the prevalence of all the reported symptoms of eczema were equally distributed between the sexes, while lifetime prevalence of eczema moved from male predominance to equal distribution.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusion:\u2002<\/jats:bold> The prevalence of asthma in 6\u20139\u2003yr old Cork schoolchildren remained static between 2002 and 2007; however, rhino\u2010conjunctivitis and eczema have become increasingly prevalent. Co\u2010morbidity of allergic conditions continues to pose a considerable health burden in this young population. 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