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. 2014 Jul 15;7(1):44–50. doi: 10.4168/aair.2015.7.1.44

Table 3. Effect of personal and environmental characteristics on the prevalence of rhinitis and rhinoconjunctivitis.

No rhinitis, no rhinoconjunctivitis Rhinitis Rhinoconjunctivitis P value*
Gender (No., M/F) 655/641 192/179 160/233 0.0014
Parental history for atopy (%) 13.8 17.0 24.4 < 0.0001
Mold/dampness (%) 12.8 15.6 19.6 0.003
Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (%) 53.2 60.6 62.3 0.001
Reported exposure to truck traffic (%) 18.7 21.0 25.7 0.01

*χ2 test.