Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of house dust mite-positive allergic rhinitis patients investigated
Monosensitization (n = 321) (64.4%) | Polysensitization (n = 176) (35.4%) | P value | Odds ratio | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | 0.058 | 0.690 | 0.470–1.012 | ||
Male | 158 (49.22) | 101 (57.39) | |||
Female | 163 (50.78) | 75 (42.61) | |||
Age | 29.60 ± 11.55 | 28.77 ± 12.09 | 0.449 | ||
Family history of AR | 69 (21.50) | 54 (30.68) | 0.056 | 1.522 | 0.989–2.342 |
Smoking and drink | 222 (69.16) | 99 (56.25) | 0.003* | 0.560 | 0.381–0.823 |
Co-morbid Allergic status | |||||
Asthma | 29 (9.03) | 34 (19.32) | 0.001* | 2.486 | 1.448–4.267 |
Atopic dermatitis | 28 (8.72) | 24 (13.64) | 0.118 | 1.506 | 0.818–2.772 |
Allergic conjunctivitis | 34 (10.59) | 17 (9.66) | 0.206 | 0.648 | 0.331–1.269 |
HDM specific IgE (kU/L) | 25.44 ± 26.66 | 29.89 ± 29.92 | 0.112 | 1.005 | 0.999–1.012 |