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Table 1 Age, gender, smoking, environmental tobacco smoke and occupational irritants of the studied population

From: Smoking, environmental tobacco smoke and occupational irritants increase the risk of chronic rhinitis

 

All

Men

Women

N (%)

3488

1491(42.7%)

1997(57.3%)

Mean (SD) age, years

45.0(14.7)

45.3(14.4)

44.9(14.9)

Age 20–29

643(18.4%)

246(16.5%)

397(19.9%)

 30–39

785(22.5%)

361(24.2%)

424(21.2%)

 40–49

564(16.2%)

249(16.7%)

315(15.8%)

 50–59

712(20.4%)

305(20.5%)

407(20.4%)

 60–69

740(21.2%)

314(21.1%)

426(21.3%)

Smokers

929 (26.6%)

464(31.1%)

465(23.3%)

Ex-smokers

907(26.0%)

425(28.5%)

482(24.1%)

Non-smokers

1764(50.6%)

659(44.2%)

1105(55.3%)

Exposure to tobacco smoke at work

326(9.3%)

169(11.3%)

157(7.9%)

Exposure to tobacco smoke at home

358(10.3%)

170(11.4%)

188(9.4%)

Exposure to occupational irritants

934(26.8%)

479(32.1%)

455(22.8%)

  1. Age, gender, smoking and exposure characteristics of the studied population. Occupational irritants = exposure to gases, dust or fumes at work. The figures indicate the number of subjects except age groups indicated in years