From: The impact of allergic rhinitis on the management of asthma in a working population
Control current asthma | Partly/no controlled current asthma | ||||
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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 |