Table 1 Characteristics of the participants based on whether they had asthma and or eczema
From: Study of atopic multimorbidity in subjects with rhinitis using multiplex allergen component analysis
Rhinitis (n = 127) | Rhinitis and eczema (n = 19) | Rhinitis and asthma (n = 50) | Rhinitis, asthma, eczema (n = 20) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Female gender | 47% | 68% | 56% | 40% | 0.22 |
Age (years) | 43 ± 7 | 41 ± 8 | 41 ± 7 | 39 ± 7 | 0.13 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 24 ± 4 | 25 ± 4 | 26 ± 5 | 23 ± 3 | 0.04 |
Smoking history | 0.80 | ||||
Never smoked | 48% | 47% | 50% | 65% | |
Ex-smoker | 34% | 26% | 32% | 20% | |
Current smoker | 18% | 26% | 18% | 15% | |
Parental heredity | |||||
Mother allergy | 27% | 58% | 48% | 45% | 0.006 |
Mother asthma | 15% | 37% | 22% | 10% | 0.08 |
Father allergy | 28% | 21% | 26% | 40% | 0.58 |
Father asthma | 8% | 5% | 8% | 19% | 0.96 |
FEV1 (% of predicted) | 107 ± 13 | 111 ± 11 | 98 ± 13 | 93 ± 15 | < 0.001 |
Medication in the last 12 months | |||||
Nasal steroids | 17% | 21% | 30% | 32% | 0.17 |
Antihistamines | 30% | 47% | 50% | 70% | 0.002 |
Inhaled corticosteroids | 9% | 5% | 48% | 56% | < 0.001 |