Table 3 Patients’ demographics and characteristics (N = 2776)
From: The international survey on the management of allergic rhinitis by physicians and patients (ISMAR)
Age, median (range) | 29 [5–94] |
|---|---|
Gender, female n (%) | 1510 (54.4) |
Ethnicity | n (%) |
Native Latin-America | 888 (32.0) |
Caucasian | 863 (31.1) |
Oriental, Arab, Persian | 791 (28.5) |
Asian | 99 (3.6) |
Others | 135 (5.93) |
Place of residence | n (%) |
Urban | 2390 (86.1) |
Suburban | 182 (6.6) |
Rural | 138 (5.1) |
Country | n |
Egypt | 500 |
Mexico | 418 |
Brazil | 351 |
Colombia | 223 |
Guatemala | 216 |
Iran | 207 |
Venezuela | 201 |
Argentina | 200 |
Israel | 176 |
Kuwait | 150 |
UAE | 134 |
Occupation | n (%) |
Professional | 693 (25.0) |
Housewife | 334 (12.0) |
Self-employed | 164 (5.9) |
Skilled labor | 141 (5.1) |
General labor | 110 (4.0) |
Business | 101 (3.6) |
Retired | 93 (3.4) |
Farmer | 10 (0.4) |
Disability | 10 (0.4) |
Other | 1071 (38.6) |
Missing | 49 (1.8) |
Smoking status, n (%) | |
Never | 2265 (81.6) |
Former | 286 (10.3) |
Current | 225 (8.1) |
Medical History, n (%) | |
Respiratory disease | 1219 (43.9) |
Allergy | 1315 (47.4) |
ENT disease | 1292 (46.5) |