Table 1 Participant demographic and baseline data
From: The hidden burden of adult allergic rhinitis: UK healthcare resource utilisation survey
| Â | Allergic rhinitis severity | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Mild (n = 254) | Moderate/severe (n = 746) |  | |
Age, mean (sd) | 44.1 (13.0) | 42.1 (11.8) | 0.0274 |
Gender, n (%) female | 175 (68.9) | 503 (67.4) | 0.665 |
Ethnicity, n (%) | |||
White | 226 (89.0) | 666 (89.3) | 0.894 |
Asian | 16 (6.3) | 41 (5.5) | 0.633 |
Black | 3 (1.2) | 25 (3.4) | 0.070 |
Mixed | 5 (2.0) | 5 (0.7) | 0.072 |
No response | 4 (1.6) | 9 (1.2) | 0.654 |
Allergen sensitivity (self-reported) | |||
Grass pollen | 165 (65.0) | 579 (77.6) | <0.001 |
Tree pollen | 119 (46.9) | 462 (61.9) | <0.001 |
Weed pollen | 56 (22.0) | 259 (34.7) | <0.001 |
Animals | 57 (22.4) | 231 (31.0) | <0.001 |
Mites | 29 (11.4) | 163 (21.8) | <0.001 |
Moulds | 25 (9.8) | 152 (20.4) | <0.001 |
Not sure | 57 (22.4) | 96 (12.9) | <0.001 |
Other | 25 (9.8) | 83 (11.1) | 0.569 |
No. symptom episodes/year, median | 6.0 | 8.0 | 0.025 |
No. days/episode | Â | Â | Â |
Mean (SD) | 9.8 (18.1) | 12.5 (20.2) | 0.0041 |
Median | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0.013 |
Asthma diagnosis, n (%) | 70 (30.4) | 257 (35.8) | 0.1368 |