Survey on the impact of comorbid allergic rhinitis in patients with asthma

BMC Pulmonary Medicine

Table 1 Study populations

Country and region	Number of adults			Number of children			Total
	Total	18–34 years^a	35 to ≥65 years^b	Total	6–14 years	15–18 years^a
Europe
France	102	39	63	100	59	41	202
Germany	102	40	62	100	80	20	202
Italy	104	45	59	100	70	30	204
United Kingdom	101	32	69	100	70	30	201
Total	409	156	253	400	279	121	809
Asia-Pacific
China	100	73	60	100	74	26	200
Singapore	100	40	27	100	79	21	200
South Korea	100	11	89	100	91	8	200
Taiwan	104	44	60	106	94	12	210
Total	404	168	236	406	338	68	810
Global total	813	324	489	806	617	189	1619

^aBecause of the way the questions were asked, 18-year-old patients (20 in Europe, one in Asia-Pacific) could have been included in either the adult or the pediatric populations.
^bThe only patients ≥65 were from South Korea (n = 17).

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