Table 3.
Association between severity HE and sociodemographic data, lifestyle habits, and medical and occupational data.
| Variables | Severe HE | Nonsevere HE | p value | OR (95% CI) | ||
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| A ± SD | A ± SD | |||||
| Age (years) | 39.8 ± 9.5 | 40.4 ± 10.7 | p = 0.74 | 0.99 (0.95–1.03) | ||
| Duration of the complaint (years) | 7.03 ± 6.22 | 7 ± 5.38 | 0.22 | 1.01 (0.95–1.08) | ||
| Number of relapses | 4.57 ± 2.27 | 3.64 ± 2.74 | 0.06 | 1.19 (0.98–1.44) | ||
| Days off | 11.5 ± 24.6 | 12.7 ± 23 | 0.97 | 0.99 (0.98–1.01) | ||
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| Gender | ||||||
| Woman | 38 | 50 | 20 | 60.6 | 0.30 | 1.53 (0.67–3.53) |
| Man | 38 | 50 | 13 | 39.4 | ||
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| Civil status | ||||||
| Single | 15 | 19.7 | 9 | 27.3 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Married | 60 | 78.9 | 22 | 66.6 | 3.33 (0.26–42.21) | |
| Divorced | 1 | 1.4 | 2 | 6.1 | 5.45 (0.47–63.18) | |
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| Children number | ||||||
| 0 | 19 | 25 | 15 | 45.5 | 0.039 | 1 |
| 1 | 8 | 10.5 | 6 | 18.2 | 0.40 (0.14–1.15) | |
| 2 | 24 | 31.6 | 4 | 12.1 | 0.42 (0.11–1.60) | |
| 3 and more | 25 | 32.9 | 8 | 24.2 | 1.92 (1.10–7.22) | |
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| Sports activity | ||||||
| No | 70 | 92.1 | 28 | 84.8 | 0.41 | 0.48 (0.13–1.70) |
| Yes | 6 | 7.9 | 5 | 15.2 | ||
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| Leisure activity | ||||||
| No | 69 | 90.8 | 24 | 72.7 | 0.031 | 0.27 (0.09–0.80) |
| Yes | 7 | 9.2 | 9 | 27.3 | ||
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| Smoking status | ||||||
| No smoking | 46 | 60.5 | 26 | 78.8 | 0.14 | 1 |
| Current smoking | 23 | 30.3 | 6 | 18.2 | 0.25 (0.02–2.16) | |
| Weaned smoking | 7 | 9.2 | 1 | 3 | 0.54 (0.05–5.35) | |
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| Alcoholism | ||||||
| No | 66 | 86.8 | 31 | 93.9 | 0.45 | 2.34 (0.48–11.36) |
| Yes | 10 | 13.2 | 2 | 6.1 | ||
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| BMI | ||||||
| Normal | 33 | 43.4 | 15 | 45.5 | 0.84 | 1.08 (0.47–2.47) |
| Overweight and obesity | 43 | 56.6 | 18 | 54.5 | ||
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| Personal history of atopy | ||||||
| Yes | 15 | 19.7 | 10 | 30.3 | 0.22 | 0.56 (0.22–1.43) |
| No | 61 | 80.3 | 23 | 69.7 | ||
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| Clinical signs | ||||||
| Itching | 67 | 88.2 | 31 | 93.9 | 0.65 | 1 |
| Painful | 5 | 6.6 | 1 | 3.1 | 0.54 (0.05–5.03) | |
| Burning | 4 | 5.3 | 1 | 3 | 1.25 (0.05–26.86) | |
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| Treatment intake | ||||||
| Absent | 14 | 18.4 | 4 | 12.2 | 0.62 | 1 |
| Occasional | 42 | 55.3 | 18 | 54.5 | 1.92 (0.50–7.29) | |
| Daily | 20 | 26.3 | 11 | 33.3 | 1.28 (0.51–3.22) | |
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| Irritating products | ||||||
| Yes | 44 | 57.9 | 15 | 18 | 0.23 | 1.65 (0.27–3.75) |
| No | 32 | 42.1 | 45.5 | 54.5 | ||
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| Wet work | ||||||
| Yes | 18 | 23.7 | 9 | 27.3 | 0.69 | 0.82 (0.32–2.09) |
| No | 58 | 76.3 | 24 | 72.7 | ||
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| Frequent washing | ||||||
| Yes | 31 | 40.8 | 17 | 51.5 | 0.30 | 0.64 (0. 28–1.47) |
| No | 45 | 59.2 | 16 | 48.5 | ||
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| Hand protection | ||||||
| Yes | 12 | 15.8 | 6 | 18.2 | 0.75 | 0.84 (0.82–2.48) |
| No | 64 | 84.2 | 27 | 81.8 | ||
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| Occupational repercussions | ||||||
| Work resumption | 69 | 90.8 | 29 | 87.9 | 0.89 | 1 |
| Mutation | 5 | 6.6 | 3 | 9.1 | 1.19 (0,10–13,64) | |
| Other | 2 | 2.6 | 1 | 3 | 0.83 (0.05–13.63) | |
A ± SD: average ± standard deviation.