TABLE III.

Unadjusted OR for the association between complete control of chronic urticaria and other covariates

Characteristics*	Control (%)†	Not controlled (%)†	P-value	OR (95% CI)
No. of patients (n = 221)	140 (63.3)	81 (36.7)	-	-
Age (y) (mean ± SD)	44.3 ± 14.2	40.9 ± 11.7	NS	NS
Duration of disease (y) (mean ± SD)	3.8 ± 5.7	4.9 ± 4.4	NS	NS
Associated dermatographia (control: n = 91; not controlled: n = 61)	26 (28.6)	33 (54.1)	<.01	1.85 (1.3–2.7)
Associated physical urticaria(s)‡ (control: n = 114; not controlled: n = 68)	70 (61.4)	51 (75)	.05	1.51 (1–2.4)

NS, not significant at P ≤ .05; OR, odds ratio.

Gender, smoking, associated angioedema, history of thyroid or autoimmune disease, presence of thyroid auto-antibodies, family history of CU or autoimmune disease were not significantly associated with disease control.

^*Numbers represent the number of patients controlled or not controlled who had information related to dermatographia or physical urticaria included cold (n = 12), delayed pressure (n = 2), pressure (n = 60), exercise (n = 33), cholinergic (n = 36), solar (n = 6), vibratory (n = 1), and aquagenic (n = 6).

^†Numbers of patients who had dermatographia or physical urticaria and who were actually completely controlled or not controlled and percent represents the total of the column or row.

^‡Other than dermatographia.