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Table 3 Risk factors for long-term nasal symptoms in a multiple logistic regression model

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

 

Chronic rhinitis

Nasal congestion

Runny nose

Physician diagnosed allergic rhinitis

Unexposed

1

1

1

1

Smoker

1.22(1.00–1.49)

1.26(1.01–1.56)

1.08(0.86–1.36)

0.98(0.78–1.21)

ETS at home

0.75(0.49–1.14)

0.70(0.45–1.09)

0.75(0.47–1.21)

1.09(0.90–1.33)

ETS at work

0.99(0.58–1.73)

1.12(0.64–1.95)

0.57(0.30–1.09)

1.00(0.64–1.56)

Occupational irritants

1.28(0.97–1.69)

1.20(0.90–1.60)

1.49(1.11–1.99)

1.00(0.74–1.36)

ETS + occupational irritants

1.11(0.57–2.16)

1.31(0.66–2.58)

1.34(0.64–2.81)

1.37(0.67–2.78)

Smoker + occupational irritants

1.80(1.39–2.33)

1.82(1.40–2.35)

1.68(1.28–2.19)

0.94(0.71–1.25)

  1. The figures indicate odds ratios (CI 95%). ETS Environmental tobacco smoke