Abstract:Objective To study the distribution characteristics of allergens in patients with allergic rhinitis (AR) in Taiyuan, so as to provide reference basis for the rational prevention and treatment of AR in this area. Methods Clinical data of 1 382 patients with suspected AR and undergoing serum specific IgE (sIgE) test from January 2020 to December 2021 were analyzed retrospectively. SPSS 26.0 software was used to analyze and summarize the data. Results Serum sIgE was positive in 943 patients (68.23%), and artemisia argyi (48.26%), ragweed (21.56%) and indoor dust mite combination (19.10%) were the main allergens. The positive rate of inhaled allergens (34.88%) was significantly higher than that of ingested ones (3.40%). With the increase of patients’ age, the positive rate of allergens decreased,There were significant differences in the positive rate of allergens among different age groups(P<0.05). There were significant differences in the positive rate of allergens among different disease courses (P<0.05), and the highest rate was in 2-3 years (80.00%). There were significant differences in allergen positive rate among different months (P<0.05), and the highest rate was in August (79.89%). There were significant differences in allergen positive rates of artemisia argiy and ragweed in different seasons (P all<0.05), and the positive rates were high in summer and autumn. The numbers of positive allergen combination ranged from 1 to 12, and the combination of two allergens was the highest (15.63%). Conclusions Artemisia argiy, ragweed and indoor dust mite are the main allergens in AR patients in Taiyuan. The vast majority of patients have multiple sensitization. Patients’ age, course of disease and season are also the factors affecting the positive rate of allergens.