Associations between HT, BMI, and allergic rhinitis in perimenopausal women

Table 4 Allergic asthma and accompanying symptom according to use of HT among 950 women

	HT (n = 393)(%)	No HT (n = 557)(%)	OR (95% CI)	P value
Allergic asthma**	14.50%	4.70%	3.610 (2.21,5.89)	0.000 (29.308)
Accompanying symptoms***	13.74%	4.31%	3.538 (2.15,5.83)	0.000 (27.198)
Drowsiness	51.4%	55.3%	0.855 (0.66,1.11)	0.236 (1.407)
Fatigue	61.1%	60.1%	1.040 (0.80,1.35)	0.774 (0.083)
Canker sores	39.7%	32.7%	1.356 (1.04,1.77)	0.026 (4.954)
Diarrhea	33.2%	20.3%	1.949 (1.45,2.62)	0.000 (19.777)
Constipation	38.2%	33.9%	1.202 (0.92,1.57)	0.180 (1.802)
Stomachache	23.7%	13.3%	2.023 (1.44,2.84)	0.000 (17.131)
Headache	17.6%	19.9%	0.856 (0.61,1.19)	0.358 (0.843)
Food allergy recation	45.55%	17.95%	3.823 (2.85,5.13)	0.000 (84.580)
Drug allergy	38.17%	12.92%	4.158 (3.018,5.729)	0.000 (81.982)

**Allergic asthma: Allergic asthma was defined as self-reported allergic asthma and/or wheeze symptoms and/or asthma medication and/or asthma attacks in the last 12 months
***Accompanying symptoms included: Drowsiness, Fatigue, Canker sores, Diarrhea, Constipation, Stomachache, Headache

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