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Table 3 Change in quality of life and daytime sleepiness between D0 and D30

From: Reasons for prescribing second generation antihistamines to treat allergic rhinitis in real-life conditions and patient response

 

D30 – D0

% of patients achieving MCID*

Mean ± SD (N)

Whole cohort

Rhinitis alone

Rhinoconjunctivitis

Quality of life

    

Mini-RQLQ score (from 0 to 6)

    

  Global

−1.57 ± 1.51 (677)

72%

69%

72%

  Nasal

−2.12 ± 1.84 (675)

77%

81%

76%

  Ocular

−1.23 ± 1.76 (673)

56%

16%

73%

  Activity

−1.65 ± 1.77 (676)

72%

75%

71%

  Others

−1.43 ± 1.50 (675)

71%

67%

72%

Global impact (visual analog scale from 0 to 10)

−2.82 ± 3.12 (649)

65%

73%

62%

Daytime sleepiness

    

Epworth scale (visual analog scale from 0 to 10)

−2.18 ± 5.01 (660)

   
  1. *MCID: minimal clinically important difference. MCID was set at −0.7 for mini-RQLQ scores and at −1 for quality of life global impact.