Table 2.
Characteristics of children by group at the baseline visit
| HC | NAR | PAR | SAR-O | SAR-D | All | p-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 50 | |
| Female | 6 (60.00) | 5 (50.00) | 4 (40.00) | 4 (40.00) | 5 (50.00) | 24 (48.00) | 0.891 |
| Age, years | 11.30 ± 1.64 | 12.20 ± 1.14 | 12.00 ± 2.31 | 11.30 ± 1.49 | 12.00 ± 1.70 | 11.76 ± 1.67 | 0.486 |
| Weight, Kg | 56.20 ± 28.67 | 52.10 ± 11.72 | 50.90 ± 12.71 | 44.90 ± 7.48 | 44.90 ± 7.94 | 49.80 ± 15.72 | 0.490 |
| Height, cm | 155.15 ± 14.63 | 155.90 ± 9.62 | 154.50 ± 15.44 | 146.40 ± 7.90 | 151.45 ± 10.87 | 152.68 ± 12.07 | 0.375 |
| BMI, Kg/m2 | 22.27 ± 6.34 | 21.22 ± 3.33 | 21.07 ± 2.70 | 20.83 ± 1.95 | 19.43 ± 1.11 | 20.97 ± 3.54 | 0.325 |
| Parental history of rhinitis | 4 (40.00) | 4 (40.00) | 6 (60.00) | 5 (50.00) | 7 (70.00) | 26 (52.00) | 0.605 |
| Parental history of asthma | 1 (10.00) | 0 (0.00) | 2 (20.00) | 0 (0.00) | 1 (10.00) | 4 (8.00) | 0.433 |
| Parental smoking exposure# | 3 (30.00) | 5 (50.00) | 2 (20.00) | 0 (0.00) | 3 (30.00) | 13 (26.00) | 0.143 |
| Current symptoms of rhinitis** | 6 (60.00) | 8 (80.00) | 9 (90.00) | 10 (100.00) | 10 (100.00) | 43 (86.00) | 0.054 |
Data are presented as mean ± SD for quantitative variables, n (%) for categorical variables. *Kruskal-Wallis test for quantitative variables, χ2 test for categorical variables. #last 12 months; **ISAAC core question for rhinitis, n. 2: “In the past 12 months, has your child had a problem with sneezing, or a runny nose, or blocked nose when he/she did not have a cold or the flu? Yes/No″