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Table 1 Subject characteristics of 109 adults with rhinitis interviewed at baseline

From: Evaluating change in health-related quality of life in adult rhinitis: Responsiveness of the Rhinosinusitis Disability Index

 

Re-interviewed at 24 months

 

Baseline characteristics

Yes (n = 69)

No (n = 40)

p value

Age, mean ± SD

40 ± 8.2

37 ± 8.6

0.16

Female, n (%)

44 (64)

30 (75)

0.23

White (non-Hispanic), n (%)

50 (72)

30 (75)

0.77

Education, n (%)

  

0.36

High school or less

10 (14)

8 (20)

 

Some college

47 (68)

27 (68)

 

Graduate degree

12 (17)

5 (13)

 

Married, n (%)

44 (64)

23 (58)

0.52

Income <$40,000/y, n (%)

10 (14)

12 (30)

0.05

Smoking status, n (%)

  

0.46

Never

43 (62)

22 (55)

 

Former

15 (22)

10 (25)

 

Current

11 (16)

8 (20)

 

Self-rated severity of rhinitis, n (%)

  

0.95

Mild

24 (35)

14 (34)

 

Moderate

35 (51)

19 (48)

 

Severe

10 (14)

7 (18)

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