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Table 5 Rhinitis in relation to traffic.

From: Traffic exposure associated with allergic asthma and allergic rhinitis in adults. A cross-sectional study in southern Sweden

  

Rhinitis

  

Allergic rhinitisa

Non-allergic rhinitisb

  

nc

n, %

Adj ORd

nc

n, %

Adj ORd

Heavy traffic

No

5641

1154(20.5%)

1.00

4887

400(8.2%)

1.00

 

Yes

3070

710(23.1%)

1.13(1.01–1.26)

2565

205(8.0%)

0.99(0.83–1.18)

Heaviest road radie <100 m

no heavy road

3523

715(20.3%)

1.00

3040

232(7.6%)

1.00

 

<2 cars/min

2087

421(20.2%)

0.99(0.87–1.14)

1814

148(8.2%)

1.08(0.87–1.34)

 

2–5 cars/min

1684

373(22.1%)

1.11(0.96–1.28)

1447

136(9.4%)

1.27(1.01–1.58)

 

6–10 cars/min

835

201(24.1%)

1.27(1.06–1.53)

685

51(7.4%)

0.96(0.70–1.32)

 

>10 cars/min

544

143(26.3%)

1.30(1.05–1.61)

435

34(7.8%)

1.07(0.73–1.56)

NOx (ug/m3)

0–8

1759

329(18.7%)

1.00

1526

96(6.3%)

1.00

 

8–11

1729

391(22.6%)

1.30(1.10–1.53)

1464

126(8.6%)

1.39(1.05–1.83)

 

11–14

1731

368(21.3%)

1.16(0.98–1.38)

1487

124(8.3%)

1.37(1.04–1.80)

 

14–19

1721

347(20.2%)

1.14(0.96–1.35)

1511

137(9.1%)

1.47(1.12–1.93)

 

>19

1733

418(24.1%)

1.33(1.13–1.57)

1433

118(8.2%)

1.37(1.03–1.81)

   

p-trend

0.006

 

p-trend

0.057

  1. a Rhinitis triggered by pollen, furred animals, house-dust or mould
  2. bRhinitis triggered by other factors
  3. c Individuals with non-allergic rhinitis were excluded from the analysis of allergic rhinitis in relation to traffic, and vice versa.
  4. d OR:s, 95% CI. Adjusted for age, sex and smoking