Table 1 Demographics and medical history of the patients included
From: Refractory chronic urticaria in adults: clinical characterization and predictors of severity
Variable | Population cohort (n = 61) |
|---|---|
Age | |
 Median, years (min, max) | 44.5 (18, 84) |
Gender | |
 Women | 73.8% (n = 45) |
Years since urticaria diagnosis | |
 < 1 year | 78.7% (n = 48) |
 2–5 years | 9.8% (n = 6) |
 6–10 years | 8.2% (n = 5) |
 > 10 years | 3.2% (n = 2) |
Comorbidities | 57.4% (n = 31) |
 Allergic diseases | |
  Asthma and rhinitis | 32.8% (n = 20) |
  Rhinitis | 29.5% (n = 18) |
  Asthma | 21.3% (n = 13) |
  Food allergy | 3.3% (n = 2) |
  Atopic dermatitis | 1.64% (n = 1) |
 Autoimmune diseases | |
  Autoimmune thyroid disease | 11.5% (n = 7) |
  Psoriatic arthritis | 1.64% (n = 1) |
  Cardiometabolic | |
   Arterial hypertension | 19.7% (n = 12) |
   Diabetes | 6.6% (n = 4) |
   Obesity | 4.9% (n = 3) |
   History of acute myocardial infarction | 1.64% (n = 1) |
 Psychiatric disease | |
  Depression and/or anxiety disorder | 78.7% (n = 48) |
 Malignant diseases | |
  Follicular thyroid tumor | 1.64% (n = 1) |