Table 3 Nasal and ocular symptom burden of patients with mild and moderate/severe AR on the day of assessment
From: The hidden burden of adult allergic rhinitis: UK healthcare resource utilisation survey
Symptom | Symptom severity | SAR severity | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mild (n = 254) | Moderate/severe (n = 746) | |||
Nasal symptoms of the rTNSS | ||||
Nasal itch, n (%) | None | 63 (24.8) | 87 (11.7) | <0.001 |
Mild | 128 (50.4) | 298 (39.9) | 0.004 | |
Moderate | 54 (21.3) | 283 (37.9) | <0.001 | |
Severe | 9 (3.5) | 78 (10.5) | 0.001 | |
Nasal congestion, n (%) | None | 67 (26.4) | 61 (8.2) | <0.001 |
Mild | 102 (40.2) | 226 (30.3) | 0.004 | |
Moderate | 67 (26.4) | 312 (41.8) | <0.001 | |
Severe | 18 (7.1) | 147 (19.7) | <0.001 | |
Rhinorrhea, n (%) | None | 82 (32.3) | 111 (14.9) | <0.001 |
Mild | 102 (40.2) | 241 (32.3) | 0.023 | |
Moderate | 56 (22.0) | 279 (37.4) | <0.001 | |
Severe | 14 (5.5) | 115 (15.4) | <0.001 | |
Sneezing, n (%) | None | 55 (21.7) | 68 (9.1) | <0.001 |
Mild | 108 (42.5) | 256 (34.3) | 0.019 | |
Moderate | 75 (29.5) | 281 (37.7) | 0.019 | |
Severe | 16 (6.3) | 141 (18.9) | <0.001 | |
Ocular symptoms of the rTOSS | ||||
Ocular itch, n (%) | None | 51 (20.1) | 97 (13.0) | 0.006 |
Mild | 102 (40.2) | 206 (27.6) | <0.001 | |
Moderate | 74 (29.1) | 276 (37.0) | 0.023 | |
Severe | 27 (10.6) | 167 (22.4) | <0.001 | |
Ocular watering, n (%) | None | 70 (27.6) | 154 (20.6) | 0.022 |
Mild | 102 (40.2) | 220 (29.5) | 0.002 | |
Moderate | 64 (25.2) | 239 (32.0) | 0.040 | |
Severe | 18 (7.1) | 133 (17.8) | <0.001 | |
Ocular redness, n (%) | None | 91 (35.8) | 183 (24.5) | <0.001 |
Mild | 106 (41.7) | 316 (42.4) | 0.861 | |
Moderate | 51 (20.1) | 209 (28.0) | 0.013 | |
Severe | 6 (2.4) | 38 (5.1) | 0.067 | |