Table 4.

Epistaxis-Related Characteristics of the Study Participants (n=108)

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent (%)
Last episode of epistaxis	Before 1 year	4	3.7
	6–12 months	36	33.3
	3–6 months	57	52.8
	<3 months	11	10.2
Number of episodes within a year	Once	4	3.7
	2–5	46	42.6
	6–7	39	36.1
	8–10	14	13.0
	>10	5	4.6
Nasal bleeding time	2–3 min	42	38.9
	4–6 min	19	17.6
	7–10 min	46	42.6
	>10 min	1	0.9
Cause of nasal bleeding	Trauma only	8	7.4
	Nose picking	14	13.0
	Dry weather only	27	25.0
	Stress only	32	29.6
	Hot bath	1	0.9
	Both dry weather and hot bath	3	2.8
	Both dry weather and stress	11	10.2
	Both trauma and stress	12	11.1