Table 3 Characteristics of current asthmatics with current and previous allergic rhinitis (AR) and without allergic rhinitis
From: The impact of allergic rhinitis on the management of asthma in a working population
Current asthmatics with current AR | Current asthmatics with previous AR | Current asthmatics without AR | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(N = 95) | (N = 176) | (N = 103) | |||||
n | % | n | % | n | % | P value | |
Sex | <0.001 | ||||||
Men | 41 | 43.2 | 114 | 52.3 | 63 | 61.2 | |
Women | 54 | 56.8 | 62 | 39.7 | 40 | 38.8 | |
Age | ns | ||||||
< 25 years | 14 | 14.7 | 31 | 17.6 | 19 | 18.4 | |
25–34 years | 25 | 26.3 | 51 | 29.0 | 22 | 21.4 | |
35–44 years | 28 | 29.5 | 47 | 26.7 | 30 | 29.1 | |
45–54 years | 21 | 22.1 | 37 | 21.0 | 25 | 24.3 | |
> 55 years | 7 | 7.4 | 10 | 5.7 | 7 | 6.8 | |
Smoking habits | ns | ||||||
Never | 43 | 45.7 | 68 | 39.1 | 35 | 34.0 | |
Past | 17 | 18.1 | 43 | 24.7 | 21 | 20.4 | |
Current | 34 | 36.2 | 63 | 36.2 | 47 | 45.6 | |
Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | ns | ||||||
Underweight (<18.5) | 6 | 7.1 | 9 | 5.3 | 8 | 8.2 | |
Normal (18.5–25) | 42 | 49.4 | 88 | 51.8 | 49 | 50.5 | |
Overweight (25–30) | 27 | 31.8 | 54 | 31.8 | 29 | 29.9 | |
Obese (>30) | 10 | 11.8 | 19 | 11.2 | 11 | 11.3 | |
Hospitalization during the last 12 months | 18 | 18.9 | 27 | 15.4 | 19 | 18.4 | ns |
Emergency visits during the last 12 months | 11 | 11.6 | 30 | 17.1 | 30 | 29.1 | <0.001 |
Pulmonary function | ns | ||||||
≤ 70 % | 9 | 1.9 | 27 | 16.9 | 17 | 17.9 | |
71–79 % | 37 | 42.0 | 56 | 35.0 | 36 | 37.9 | |
≥ 80 % | 42 | 51.1 | 77 | 48.1 | 42 | 44.2 | |
Occupational categories | <0.001 | ||||||
Managers | 14 | 15.2 | 17 | 9.7 | 8 | 7.9 | |
Intermediate and supervisory | 33 | 35.9 | 47 | 26.9 | 32 | 31.7 | |
Office and sales personnel | 28 | 30.4 | 41 | 23.4 | 16 | 15.8 | |
Skilled laborers | 7 | 7.6 | 42 | 24.0 | 26 | 25.7 | |
Unskilled laborers | 10 | 10.9 | 28 | 16.0 | 19 | 18.8 | |
Industries | ns | ||||||
Agriculture | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Manufacturing industries | 12 | 13.0 | 39 | 22.3 | 19 | 18.4 | |
Construction industry | 8 | 8.7 | 21 | 12.0 | 8 | 7.8 | |
Trade | 9 | 9.8 | 26 | 14.9 | 15 | 14.6 | |
Transportation | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Personal service activities | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Real estate, business activities | 13 | 14.1 | 30 | 17.1 | 23 | 22.3 | |
Finance | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Education, health, social | 21 | 22.8 | 22 | 12.6 | 16 | 15.5 | |
Administration | 14 | 15.2 | 20 | 11.4 | 10 | 9.7 | |