Table I.
Socio-demographic characteristics of all study participants
| Parameter | Total population n=1123 |
All children with allergic rhinitis n=584 |
Group 1: Children with allergic rhinitis and asthma n=320 |
Group 2: Children with allergic rhinitis only (no asthma) n=264 |
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| Diagnosis | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) |
| Allergic rhinitis | 584 | (52.0) | 584 | (100.0) | 320 | (100.0) | 264 | (100.0) |
| Asthma | 469 | (41.76) | 320 | (54.79) | 320 | (100.0) | 0 | 0 |
| Age groups* | ||||||||
| 5 – < 9.5 years | 562 | (50.04) | 265 | (45.38) | 127 | (39.69) | 138 | (52.27) |
| 9.5 – ≤ 18 years | 561 | (49.96) | 319 | (54.62) | 193 | (60.31) | 126 | (47.73) |
| Race* | ||||||||
| Caucasian | 645 | (57.44) | 300 | (51.37) | 157 | (49.06) | 143 | (54.17) |
| African American | 379 | (33.75) | 228 | (39.04) | 138 | (43.13) | 90 | (34.09) |
| Other | 99 | (8.82) | 56 | (9.59) | 25 | (7.81) | 31 | (11.74) |
| Males | 620 | (55.21) | 334 | (57.19) | 192 | (60.0) | 142 | (53.79) |
| Father’s education | ||||||||
| Less than high school | 66 | (5.88) | 34 | (5.82) | 19 | (5.94) | 15 | (5.68) |
| High school/some college | 477 | (42.48) | 255 | (43.66) | 133 | (41.56) | 122 | (46.21) |
| College or higher | 250 | (22.26) | 113 | (19.35) | 62 | (19.38) | 51 | (19.32) |
| Unknown | 330 | (29.38) | 182 | 31.16 | 106 | (33.12) | 76 | (28.79) |
| Mother’s education | ||||||||
| Less than high school | 49 | (4.36) | 24 | (4.11) | 13 | (4.06) | 11 | (4.17) |
| High school/some college | 585 | (52.1) | 309 | (52.91) | 171 | (53.44) | 138 | (52.27) |
| College or higher | 263 | (23.42) | 122 | (20.89) | 59 | (18.44) | 63 | (23.86) |
| Unknown | 226 | (20.12) | 129 | 22.09 | 77 | (24.06) | 52 | (19.69) |
| Annual household income | ||||||||
| < $10,000 | 157 | (13.98) | 90 | (15.41) | 49 | (15.31) | 41 | (15.53) |
| $10,000–$29,999 | 216 | (19.23) | 116 | (19.86) | 65 | (20.31) | 51 | (19.32) |
| $30,000–$49,999 | 133 | (11.84) | 70 | (11.99) | 39 | (12.19) | 31 | (11.74) |
| $50,000–$69,999 | 105 | (9.35) | 49 | (8.39) | 19 | (5.94) | 30 | (11.36) |
| ≥ $70,000 | 235 | (20.93) | 106 | (18.15) | 60 | (18.75) | 46 | (17.42) |
| Unknown | 277 | (24.67) | 153 | (26.2) | 88 | (27.50) | 65 | (24.62) |
| At least one household member smokes (parental report) | ||||||||
| 279 | (24.84) | 163 | (27.91) | 89 | (27.81) | 74 | (28.03) | |
*
p < 0.05 between Group 1 and Group 2