Table 3.
Prevalence of asthma symptoms according to rhinitis.
| Wheezing ever | p | Current asthma | p | Exercise-induced asthma | p | Severe asthma | p | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | |||||
| 6–7 years old | ||||||||||||
| Recent rhinoconjunctivitis | ||||||||||||
| No | 6204 (65.6) | 3256 (34,4) | 0.000 | 8585 (90.8) | 875 (9.2) | 0.000 | 9123 (96.4) | 337 (3.6) | 0.000 | 9203 (97.3) | 257 (2.7) | 0.000 |
| Yes | 315 (25.6) | 915 (74.4) | 664 (54.0) | 566 (46.0) | 887 (72.1) | 343 (27.9) | 967 (78.6) | 263 (21.4) | ||||
| Rhinitis once | ||||||||||||
| No | 5323 (70.5) | 2223 (29.5) | 0.000 | 7037 (93.3) | 509 (6.7) | 0.000 | 7385 (97.9) | 161 (2.1) | 0.000 | 7428 (98.4) | 118 (1.6) | 0.000 |
| Yes | 1196 (38.0) | 1948 (62.0) | 2212 (70.4) | 932 (29.6) | 2625 (83.5) | 519 (16.5) | 2742 (87.2) | 402 (12.8) | ||||
| Recent rhinitis | ||||||||||||
| No | 5595 (68.8) | 2533 (31.2) | 0.000 | 7550 (92.9) | 578 (7.1) | 0.000 | 7933 (97.6) | 195 (2.4) | 0.000 | 7987 (98.3) | 141 (1.7) | 0.000 |
| Yes | 924 (36.1) | 1638 (63.9) | 1699 (66.3) | 863 (33.7) | 2077 (81.1) | 485 (18.9) | 2183 (85.2) | 379 (14.8) | ||||
| 13–14 years old | ||||||||||||
| Recent rhinoconjunctivitis | ||||||||||||
| No | 7308 (81.3) | 1685 (18.7) | 0.000 | 8157 (90.7) | 836 (9.3) | 0.000 | 7572 (84.2) | 1421 (15.8) | 0.000 | 8690 (96.6) | 303 (3.4) | 0.000 |
| Yes | 954 (54.9) | 783 (45.1) | 1162 (66.9) | 575 (33.1) | 1013 (58.3) | 724 (41.7) | 1416 (81.5) | 321 (18.5) | ||||
| Rhinitis once | ||||||||||||
| No | 4880 (84.5) | 895 (15.5) | 0.000 | 5335 (92.4) | 440 (7.6) | 0.000 | 5045 (87.4) | 730 (12.6) | 0.000 | 5613 (97.2) | 162 (2.8) | 0.000 |
| Yes | 3382 (68.3) | 1573 (31.7) | 3984 (80.4) | 971 (19.6) | 3540 (71.4) | 1415 (28.6) | 4493 (90.7) | 462 (9.3) | ||||
| Recent rhinitis | ||||||||||||
| No | 5854 (83.2) | 1178 (16.8) | 0.000 | 6475 (92.1) | 557 (7.9) | 0.000 | 6057 (86.1) | 975 (13.9) | 0.000 | 6832 (97.2) | 200 (2.8) | 0.000 |
| Yes | 2408 (65.1) | 1290 (34.9) | 2844 (76.9) | 854 (23.1) | 2528 (68.4) | 1170 (31.6) | 3274 (88.5) | 424 (11.5) | ||||
Univariate analysis.
Data shown as number of cases (n) and percentage (%); *Recent refers to the previous 12 months.