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Table 2 Demographic and clinical features of the study group

From: Tolerance to alternative cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors in nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug hypersensitive patients

Variable

Patients (n = 91)

Sex (male/female) n (%)

23/68 (25/75%)

Age (years) (mean ± SD)

51.9 ± 13.3

Reaction to 1 NSAID n (%)

71 (78%)

Reaction to various NSAIDs n (%)

20 (22%)

Reaction to paracetamol1

17 (18%)

Co-morbid disorders n (%)

 

- Chronic spontaneous urticaria

11 (12%)

- Asthma

9 (10%)

Diagnosed non-selective NSAID hypersensitivity n (%)

 

- Patient history; repeated reaction to the same culprit drug

44 (48%)

- Patient history; no/unknown repeated reaction to the same culprit drug

25 (28%)

- Oral challenge with the culprit drug

22 (24%)

  1. 1by patient history.