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Table 1 Geographic prevalence rates per chronic disease

From: Chronic rhinosinusitis: an under-researched epidemic

Chronic disease

Prevalence

 

Canada

US

Europe/UK

Mean

CRS

5.7% [13]

12.1% [12]

10.9% [14]

9.6%

Asthma

7.9% [15]

8% [12]

3.8% [16]

6.6%

DM

6.6% [17]

8.6 [12]

6.4% [18]

7.2%

  1. US, United States; UK, United Kingdom; CRS, chronic rhinosinusitis; DM, diabetes mellitus.