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Table 2 Odds ratios and 95 % confidence intervals of the prevalence of allergic rhinitis in subjects with metabolic conditions

From: Association between allergic rhinitis and metabolic conditions: a nationwide survey in Korea

 

Unadjusted

Model I

Model II

Metabolic syndrome

0.53 (0.48–0.58)**

0.84 (0.76–0.93)*

 

Central obesity

0.69 (0.64–0.75)**

0.93 (0.85–1.02)

0.97 (0.89–1.07)

High blood pressure

0.51 (0.47–0.55)**

0.85 (0.77–0.94)*

0.88 (0.79–0.97)*

Impaired fasting glucose

0.54 (0.50–0.59)**

0.81 (0.73–0.89)**

0.83 (0.75–0.92)**

Hypertriglyceridemia

0.69 (0.64–0.75)**

0.96 (0.88–1.05)

1.01 (0.91–1.11)

Low HDL-C

0.79 (0.73–0.85)**

1.00 (0.92–1.09)

1.03 (0.94–1.13)

  1. HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, Model I adjusted for demographic (age, sex, economic status, residency, type of job, marital status, and educational level) and health behavior (smoking status, alcoholic intake, and physical activity), Model II adjusted for the variables in Model 1 plus the other 4 metabolic conditions
  2. * P < 0.01, ** P < 0.001