Research Article
Allergic Rhinitis and Its Epidemiological Distribution in Syria: A High Prevalence and Additional Risks in War Time
Table 3
Comparing subjects with positive and negative AR with other factors.
| Characteristic | Positive SFAR score | Percentage (CI 95%) | Negative SFAR score | Percentage (CI 95%) | value |
| Gender | | | | | | Male | 95 | 9.8 | 152 | 15.7 | 0.001 | Female | 369 | 38.1 | 352 | 36.4 | Consanguinity | | | | | | Negative | 349 | 75.9 | 380 | 76.3 | 0.422 | Positive | 111 | 24.1 | 118 | 23.7 | SES | | | | | | Lower | 12 | 2.6 | 12 | 2.4 | 0.880 | Upper lower | 100 | 21.6 | 115 | 22.8 | Lower middle | 113 | 24.4 | 129 | 25.6 | Upper middle | 227 | 48.9 | 239 | 47.4 | Upper | 12 | 2.6 | 9 | 1.8 | Educational level | | | | | | Low | 28 | 6.0 | 34 | 6.8 | 0.646 | High | 435 | 94.0 | 468 | 93.2 | Cigarette smoking | | | | | | No | 395 | 85.1 | 427 | 84.7 | 0.860 | Yes daily | 69 | 14.9 | 77 | 15.3 | Shisha smoking | | | | | | No | 319 | 69.0 | 367 | 72.8 | 0.197 | Yes regularly | 143 | 31.0 | 137 | 27.2 | Age groups | | | | | | 0–17 | 8 | 1.7 | 13 | 2.6 | 0.886 | 18–30 | 396 | 85.3 | 429 | 85.1 | 31–45 | 47 | 10.1 | 49 | 9.7 | 46+ | 13 | 2.8 | 13 | 2.6 | Employment status | | | | | | Unemployed | 283 | 62.1 | 332 | 68.2 | 0.049 | Employed | 173 | 37.9 | 155 | 31.8 | Type of work | | | | | | Labourer | 11 | 6.4 | 16 | 10.4 | 0.289 | Clerk or in a restaurant | 14 | 8.2 | 15 | 9.7 | Technician | 58 | 33.9 | 45 | 29.2 | Specialist | 82 | 48.0 | 71 | 46.1 | Employee | 6 | 3.5 | 7 | 4.5 | Medical condition | | | | | | Negative | 230 | 56.7 | 316 | 72.1 | <0.0001 | Digestive | 42 | 10.3 | 34 | 7.8 | Respiratory | 3 | 0.7 | 4 | 0.9 | Cardiac | 8 | 2.0 | 8 | 1.8 | Endocrine | 38 | 9.4 | 33 | 7.5 | Urinary | 6 | 1.5 | 6 | 1.4 | Neurological | 14 | 3.4 | 12 | 2.7 | Skeletal | 14 | 3.4 | 16 | 3.7 | Asthma | 11 | 2.7 | 3 | 0.7 | Allergic reaction | 40 | 9.9 | 6 | 1.4 | Drugs taken | | | | | | No | 210 | 51.6 | 300 | 65.8 | <0.0001 | Over the counter | 61 | 15.0 | 67 | 14.7 | Prescribed | 136 | 33.4 | 89 | 19.5 | Losing someone close due to war | | | | | | No | 270 | 61.2 | 280 | 58.9 | 0.758 | Yes a loved one or loved friend | 4 | 0.9 | 2 | 0.4 | Yes a relative | 167 | 37.9 | 193 | 40.6 | Distress from war noises | | | | | | Negative | 150 | 32.5 | 197 | 39.4 | 0.027 | Positive | 311 | 67.5 | 303 | 60.6 | Changing place of living due to war | | | | | | Negative | 322 | 70.2 | 330 | 66.4 | 0.213 | Positive | 137 | 29.8 | 167 | 33.6 |
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CI: confidence interval.
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