Table (1).
Characteristics of the study groups
| Allergic rhinitis | Asthma | Allergic rhinitis+ asthma | Control | P wave | |
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| n=118 | n=79 | n=22 | n=30 | ||
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| Age M±SD | 26±12.1 | 32±15.2 | 37±9.1 | 34±8.6 | <0.001♦ |
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| Sex n (%) | |||||
| Male | 31(26.3%) | 23(29.1%) | 8(36.4%) | 10(33.3%) | |
| Female | 87(73.7%) | 56(70.9%) | 14(63.6%) | 20(66.7%) | |
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| Duration of symptoms SD,y | 6.2±3.5 | 7.2±6.2 | 8.3±7.1 | ------------- | NS |
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| BMI Kg/m2 | 23.4(4) | 26.1(5.1) | 26.7(4.3) | 23.1(2.3) | <0.001* |
| <25 n (%) | 70(59.3%) | 41(51.9%) | 9(40.9%) | 8(26.7%) | |
| >25 n (%) | 48(40.7% | 38(48.1%) | 13(59.1%) | 22(73.3%) | |
♦
significant p<0.05 allergic rhinitis vs other patients groups and control
*
significant p<0.05 allergic rhinitis and control on one hand vs other asthmatic patients with or without allergic rhinitis