Table 2 Prevalence of chronic rhinitis, nasal congestion and runny nose
Unexposed | Smoker | ETS at home | ETS at work | Occupatio-nal irritants | ETS + Occupational irritants | Smoker + Occupational irritants | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All responders | |||||||
Chronic rhinitis | 31.7% | 36.1% 0.073 | 36.4% 0.29 | 44.3% 0.01 | 46.4% 0.000 | 45.9% 0.007 | 55.1% 0.000 |
Nasal congestion | 24.9% | 29.4% 0.049 | 30.6% 0.17 | 42.3% 0.000 | 40.1% 0.000 | 43.5% 0.000 | 49.1% 0.000 |
Runny nose | 23.8% | 25.2% 0.54 | 26.4% 0.51 | 25.8% 0.65 | 36.7% 0.000 | 32.9% 0.056 | 40.7% 0.000 |
Responders with physician diagnosed allergic rhinitis | |||||||
Chronic rhinitis | 51.4% | 50.0% 0.77 | 54.1% 0.76 | 70.0% 0.051 | 66.7% 0.006 | 65.5% 0.14 | 69.6% 0.002 |
Nasal congestion | 42.9% | 43.0% 0.98 | 51.4% 0.33 | 66.7% 0.012 | 57.1% 0.010 | 65.5% 0.019 | 64.1% 0.000 |
Runny nose | 40.1% | 39.2% 0.86 | 40.5% 0.96 | 46.7% 0.48 | 59.0% 0.001 | 48.3% 0.39 | 53.3% 0.023 |
Responders without physician diagnosed allergic rhinitis | |||||||
Chronic rhinitis | 24.3% | 31.1% 0.008 | 28.6% 0.39 | 32.8% 0.12 | 37.7% 0.000 | 35.7% 0.056 | 49.6% 0.000 |
Nasal congestion | 18.2% | 24.5% 0.007 | 21.4% 0.47 | 31.3% 0.008 | 32.8% 0.000 | 32.1% 0.010 | 43.4% 0.000 |
Runny nose | 17.7% | 20.1% 0.28 | 20.2% 0.56 | 16.4% 0.79 | 27.0% 0.001 | 25.0% 0.17 | 36.0% 0.000 |