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Table 3 Medical burden and social impact of angioedema (n = 104)
| Total group n = 104* | AE with wheals n = 64* | Idiopathic n = 25* | ACEi-induced n = 15* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical burden | |||||
| Seek medical advice | Yes | 22(21) | 13(20) | 7(28) | 2(13) |
| Unknown | 4(4) | 2(3) | 2(8) | 0(0) | |
| Angioedema-related admission | To hospital | 29(28) | 19(30) | 5(20) | 5(33) |
| To ICU | 5(5) | 2(3) | 2(8) | 1(7) | |
| Social impact | |||||
| AE-related absenteeism | <1 per year | 60(58) | 36(53) | 16(64) | 10(67) |
| >1x per year but <1x per month | 19(18) | 12(19) | 6(24) | 1(7) | |
| >1x per month but <1x per week | 5(5) | 4(6) | 1(4) | 0(0) | |
| >1x per week | 3(3) | 3(5) | 0 | 0 | |
| Not applicable | 15(15) | 9(14) | 2(8) | 3(20) | |
| Unknown | 2(2) | 2(3) | 0(0) | 1(7) |
