Prevalence of allergic rhinitis, related comorbidities and risk factors in schoolchildren

Table 2 Prevalence of allergic rhinitis in the study

Type of AR	Number of cases	Percentage	Valid percentage
Current AR
No	2521	65.7	70.7
Yes	1043	27.2	29.3
Total	3564	92.9	100
NA	272	7.1
Total	3836	100
Physician- diagnosed AR
No	3463	90.3	90.3
Yes	373	9.7	9.7
Total	3836	100	100
Cumulative AR
No	2275	59.3	63.8
Yes	1289	33.6	36.2
Total	3564	92.9	100
NA	272	7.1
Total	3836	100

The "Percentage" column represents the percentage of all cases, including the patient with missing data. "Valid percentage" is the percent when missing data are excluded from the calculations
AR allergic rhinitis, NA not available

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