Table 6.

Severity of symptom induced trigger factors based on questionnaire no. 2.

Trigger factor	Group I N = 12  Median (range)	Group II N = 19  Median (range)	Group III N = 5  Median (range)	Group IV N = 7  Median (range)
(1) Warm weather	1.0 (1–5)	1.0 (1–4)	1.0 (1-2)	1.5 (1–4)
(2) Conflicting situations	1.5 (1–4)	1.0 (1–4)	1.0 (1–3)	1.5 (1–4)
(3) Strong scents	2.5 (1–5)	2.0 (1–4)	1.0 (1-1)	3.0 (2–5)
(4) Exhaust gases	2.0 (1–5)	2.0 (1–4)	1.0 (1–3)	3.0 (2–5)
(5) Stuffy air	2.0 (1–4)	2.0 (1–3)	1.0 (1-1)	3.0 (1–5)
(6) Smell of tobacco	2.0 (1–5)	2.0 (1–5)	2.0 (1–4)	3.5 (2–5)
(7) Dust from detergent	1.0 (1–4)	1.0 (1–3)	1.0 (1-1)	2.0 (1–5)

P = ≤0.05.