topicNettle Allergy Meta-Analysis
claimVulnerability to Pollen-Related Asthma Hospital Admissions in the UK Biobank: A Case-Crossover Study.
evidence level4
citationFuertes E (2025)
sourceVulnerability to Pollen-Related Asthma Hospital Admissions in the UK Biobank: A Case-Crossover Study.
topicNettle Allergy Meta-Analysis
claimAsthma is associated with considerable morbidity – including an estimated 1.8 million emergency department (ED) visits in 2019 – as well as direct economic costs of over $80 billion per year (;).
evidence level4
citationLappe Brooke L. (2023)
sourcePollen and asthma morbidity in Atlanta: A 26-year time-series study
topicNettle Allergy Meta-Analysis
claimThe burden of asthma is not distributed evenly across population subgroups, differing based on individual risk factors, environmental exposures, and access to healthcare; higher-prevalence populations include people from low-income families and people from racial and ethnic minority groups (;).
evidence level4
citationLappe Brooke L. (2023)
sourcePollen and asthma morbidity in Atlanta: A 26-year time-series study
topicNettle Allergy Meta-Analysis
claimAnenberg et al., 2017 Darrow et al., 2012 Ito et al., 2015 Neumann et al., 2019 Zhong et al., 2006 Neumann et al., 2019 Erbas et al., 2018 Previous studies have examined the relationship of pollen with asthma ED visits and have found positive associations (;;;;).
evidence level4
citationLappe Brooke L. (2023)
sourcePollen and asthma morbidity in Atlanta: A 26-year time-series study
topicNettle Allergy Meta-Analysis
claimCenters for Disease Control and Prevention Pate et al., 2021 Nurmagambetov et al., 2018 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Pate et al., 2021 In the United States, approximately 8% of the population, or 25 million people, have physician-diagnosed asthma ().
evidence level4
citationLappe Brooke L. (2023)
sourcePollen and asthma morbidity in Atlanta: A 26-year time-series study
topicNettle Allergy Meta-Analysis
claimThe other "new" aeroallergens discussed here are plants that can be found throughout Germany, such as nettle, cypress, and pine.
evidence level4
citationRöseler STM (2020)
source"New" inhalant plant allergens.
topicNettle Allergy Meta-Analysis
claimSpecific IgE measurements obtained from patients suffering from respiratory allergy (n = 952) show that, despite similar climatic conditions, there are clear regional differences in pollen sensitization between North Rhine-Westphalia and Bavaria.
evidence level4
citationRöseler STM (2020)
source"New" inhalant plant allergens.
topicNettle Allergy Meta-Analysis
claimThe data on sensitization levels and pollen concentration was taken from the research and development project Ufoplan 3710 61 228 of the German Environment Agency for North Rhine-Westphalia and Bavaria (2011 - 2014).
evidence level4
citationRöseler STM (2020)
source"New" inhalant plant allergens.