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Table 2 Distribution of main sociodemographic and clinical characteristics according to current asthma control

From: The impact of allergic rhinitis on the management of asthma in a working population

 

Control current asthma

Partly/no controlled current asthma

 
 

N = 127

N = 208

 
 

n

%

n

%

P value

Sex

    

ns

 Men

81

63.8

119

57.2

 

 Women

46

36.2

89

42.8

 

Age

    

ns

  < 25 years

18

14.2

45

21.6

 

 25–34 years

42

33.1

53

25.5

 

 35–44 years

35

27.6

56

26.9

 

 45–54 years

24

18.9

44

21.1

 

  > 55 years

8

6.3

10

4.8

 

Smoking habits

    

ns

 Never

48

38.4

85

40.9

 

 Past

29

23.2

42

20.2

 

 Current

48

38.4

81

38.9

 

Body Mass Index (kg/m2)

     

 Underweight (<18.5)

7

5.8

15

7.6

 

 Normal (18.5–25)

64

53.3

97

49.0

 

 Overweight (25–30)

38

31.7

63

31.8

 

 Obese (>30)

11

9.2

23

11.6

 

Hospitalization during the last 12 months

11

8.7

50

24.0

<0.001

Emergency visits during the last 12 months

18

14.2

42

20.2

ns

Pulmonary function

    

ns

  ≤ 70 %

24

21.2

24

12.2

 

 71–79 %

40

35.4

76

38.8

 

  ≥ 80 %

49

43.4

96

49.0

 

Rhinitis allergic

92

72.4

152

75.0

ns

Occupational categories

    

ns

 Managers

12

9.5

22

10.8

 

 Intermediate and supervisory

32

25.4

44

21.6

 

 Office and sales personnel

41

32.5

62

30.4

 

 Skilled laborers

22

17.5

44

21.6

 

 Unskilled laborers

19

15.1

32

15.7

 

Industries

    

ns

 Agriculture

-

-

-

-

 

 Manufacturing industries

23

18.4

36

17.5

 

 Construction industry

13

10.4

21

10.2

 

 Trade

20

16.0

28

13.6

 

 Transportation

6

4.8

6

2.9

 

 Personal service activities

6

4.8

7

3.4

 

 Real estate, business activities

19

15.2

43

20.9

 

 Finance

5

4.0

8

3.9

 

 Education, health, social

16

12.8

32

15.5

 

 Administration

16

12.8

24

11.6