Table 5.
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the participants with discordant results
| Characteristics | Concordant results | Discordant results | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Sex | |||
| Male | 128 (40.3) | 16 (34.0) | 0.416 |
| Female | 190 (59.7) | 31 (66.0) | |
| Age | |||
| <18 years | 98 (30.8) | 13 (27.7) | 0.660 |
| ≥18 years | 220 (69.2) | 34 (72.3) | |
| Highest educational attainment | |||
| Primary or lower | 123 (39.7) | 22 (47.8) | 0.294 |
| Secondary or higher | 187(60.3) | 24 (52.2) | |
| Main Comorbidities | |||
| Allergic rhinitis (< 18 years) | |||
| No | 83 (84.7) | 12 (92.3) | 0.688* |
| Yes | 15 (15.3) | 1 (7.7) | |
| Asthma (< 18 years) | |||
| No | 85 (86.7) | 12 (92.3) | 1.000* |
| Yes | 13 (13.3) | 1 (7.7) | |
| Allergic rhinitis (≥ 18 years) | |||
| No | 185 (84.1) | 30 (88.2) | 0.533 |
| Yes | 35 (15.9) | 4 (11.8) | |
| Asthma (≥ 18 years) | |||
| No | 210 (95.5) | 33 (97.1) | 1.000* |
| Yes | 10 (4.5) | 1 (2.9) | |
| Hypertension (≥ 18 years) | |||
| No | 164 (74.5) | 24 (70.6) | 0.624 |
| Yes | 56 (25.5) | 10 (29.4) | |
| Obesity (≥ 18 years) | |||
| No | 188 (85.5) | 25 (73.5) | 0.079 |
| Yes | 32 (14.5) | 9 (26.5) | |
| Diabetes Mellitus (≥ 18 years) | |||
| No | 203 (92.3) | 33 (97.1) | 0.482* |
| Yes | 17 (7.7) | 1 (2.9) | |
| Thyroid dysfunction (≥ 18 years) | |||
| No | 203 (92.3) | 33 (97.1) | 0.482* |
| Yes | 17 (7.7) | 1 (2.9) |
Highest educational attainment (missing = 9); *Fisher’s exact test