Allergic Rhinitis and Its Epidemiological Distribution in Syria: A High Prevalence and Additional Risks in War Time

Table 1

Characteristics of subjects and their demographic data.

Characteristic	Frequency ()	Percentage%
Age
0–17	21	2.2
18–30	825	85.2
31–45	96	9.9
46+	26	2.7
Gender
Male	247	25.5
Female	721	74.5
Place of living
Damascus	525	54.2
Rif-Dimashq	50	5.2
Aleppo	62	6.4
Homs and Hama	127	14.3
Al-Jazira region	5	0.6
Southern Syria	24	2.7
Syrian coast	94	10.6
Idlib	4	0.4
Smoking cigarettes
No	822	84.9
Yes regularly	146	15.1
Smoking shisha
No	686	71.0
Yes regularly	280	29.0
Educational level
Primary school	1	0.1
High school	61	6.3
Intermediate or higher Institute certificate	767	79.5
Master or PhD	136	14.1
SES level
Intermediate or higher Lower	24	2.5
Upper lower	215	22.2
Lower middle	242	25.0
Upper middle	466	48.1
Upper	21	2.2
Employment status
Unemployed	615	63.9
Employed	348	36.1