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. 2016 Oct 25;9(1):70–78. doi: 10.4168/aair.2017.9.1.70

Table 1. Characteristics of the subjects (N=939).

Characteristics Total AR NAR P value
Numbers 939 641 (68.3) 136 (14.5)
Boys, n (%) 577 (61.4) 405 (63.2) 75 (55.1) 0.080
Age mean (SD), (yr) 6.7 (3.4) 7.5 (3.4) 5.5 (2.9) <0.001*
Familial history of allergic disease, n (%) 681 (72.9) 436 (68.0) 107 (79.3) 0.014*
ARIA classification, n (%)
 Mild
  Intermittent 77 (12.1)
  Persistent 178 (27.9)
 Moderate-severe
  Intermittent 121 (18.9)
  Persistent 263 (41.2)
Rhinitis symptoms, n (%)
 Rhinorrhea 725 (77.2) 480 (74.9) 99 (72.8) 0.612
 Sneezing 583 (62.1) 407 (63.5) 71 (52.2) 0.014*
 Nasal obstruction 837 (89.1) 556 (86.7) 127 (93.4) 0.031*
 Nasal itching 591 (62.9) 385 (60.3) 89 (65.4) 0.268
Rhinitis comorbidities, n (%)
 Conjunctivitis 266 (31.6) 219 (37.5) 11 (11.2) <0.001*
 Asthma 223 (24.1) 189 (29.9) 14 (10.3) <0.001*
 Atopic dermatitis 238 (29.7) 172 (29.1) 46 (35.1) 0.171
 Otitis media 98 (11.5) 60 (10.1) 4 (3.8) 0.041*
 Sinusitis 449 (48.4) 272 (42.8) 52 (38.2) 0.324
 Sleep disturbance 357 (38.6) 211 (33.4) 37 (27.2) 0.162
 Oral allergy syndrome 29 (4.8)
Atopic sensitization, n (%)
 House dust mites 570 (73.1) 570 (89.1)
 Animal danders 155 (20.3) 155 (24.8)
 Pollens 230 (30.3) 230 (37.0)

Number (%) or Mean (SD); The number in the non-test group is 162 patients (17.3%); Eight patients of oral allergy syndrome did not have a specific allergen test result.

ARIA, allergic rhinitis and its impact on asthma; AR, allergic rhinitis; NAR, non-allergic rhinitis.

*P value <0.05.