Table 4.
Odds ratios for the association between physical activity and (A) watery rhinorrhea or (B) pale mucosa on rhinoscopy in patients with allergic rhinitis.
| A | ||||||
| n (%) | Univariate | Multivariate | ||||
| Healthy | Watery Rhinorrhea |
Odds Ratio
(95% CI) |
p |
Odds Ratio
(95% CI) |
p | |
| n = 179 | n = 92 | |||||
| Vigorous | 52 (14.4) | 23 (28.4) | 2.351 (1.071–5.159) | 0.033 | 2.203 (1.006–4.825) | 0.048 |
| Moderate | 23 (10.4) | 10 (13.7) | 1.378 (0.475–3.996) | 0.553 | 1.199 (0.395–3.641) | 0.747 |
| Walking | 80 (47.3) | 36 (39.0) | 0.715 (0.389–1.312) | 0.276 | 0.558 (0.266–1.170) | 0.121 |
| B | ||||||
| n (%) | Univariate | Multivariate | ||||
| Healthy | Pale Mucosa |
Odds Ratio
(95% CI) |
p |
Odds Ratio
(95% CI) |
p | |
| n = 192 | n = 79 | |||||
| Vigorous | 36 (17.6) | 16 (21.4) | 1.279 (0.553–2.955) | 0.562 | 1.293 (0.546–3.063) | 0.556 |
| Moderate | 25 (10.3) | 8 (14.2) | 1.451 (0.564–3.731) | 0.436 | 1.466 (0.551–3.900) | 0.440 |
| Walking | 84 (45.9) | 32 (42.0) | 0.855 (0.478–1.527) | 0.593 | 0.627 (0.311–1.266) | 0.191 |
n = unweighted number of study population. Multivariate analysis was adjusted for age, sex, residence, household number, education, marriage, asthma, atopic dermatitis, and stress.