Allergic multimorbidity of asthma, rhinitis and eczema over 20 years in the German birth cohort <scp>MAS</scp>

Abstract

Having parents with allergies is not only a strong predictor to develop any allergy, but it strongly increases the risk of developing allergic multimorbidity. In males and females alike, coexisting allergies were increasingly common throughout adolescence up to adulthood. Particularly asthma occurred in both sexes more frequently with coexisting allergies than as a single entity.