Table 1 The baseline clinical characteristics of the patients with allergic rhinitis

Gender, n (%)

 Female

513(54.749)

80(47.619)

433(56.307)

0.040

 Male

424(45.251)

88(52.381)

336(43.693)

Age, n (%)

 Older (> 30)

898(95.838)

164(97.619)

734(95.449)

0.202

 Younger (≤ 30)

39(4.162)

4(2.381)

35(4.551)

Race, n (%)

 American-African

152(17.491)

25(17.241)

127(17.541)

0.794

 Asian

39(4.488)

5(3.448)

34(4.696)

 White

678(78.021)

115(79.310)

563(77.762)

Body mass index, n (%)

 > 28

416(51.232)

72(52.174)

344(51.039)

0.425

 18.5 ~ 28

378(46.552)

61(44.203)

317(47.033)

 < 18.5

18(2.217)

5(3.623)

13(1.929)

 Asthma, n (%)

 No

712(75.987)

129(76.786)

583(75.813)

0.789

 Yes

225(24.013)

39(23.214)

186(24.187)

Systolic blood pressure, median [IQR]

131.000[120.140,138.510]

131.180[121.085,138.510]

131.000[120.000,138.510]

0.879

Diastolic blood pressure, median [IQR]

73.077[70.000,78.000]

74.000[70.360,78.230]

73.000[70.000,78.000]

0.567

Weight, median [IQR]

187.000[154.000,205.400]

189.720[160.000,213.800]

184.000[152.600,204.200]

0.025

Blood platelet, median [IQR]

225.000[175.000,285.000]

209.000[164.000,287.000]

228.000[177.000,284.000]

0.095

Albumin, median [IQR]

3.756[3.545,3.834]

3.600[3.200,3.877]

3.756[3.583,3.829]

< 0.001

White blood cell, median [IQR]

8.200[6.200,11.100]

9.100[6.500,12.800]

8.100[6.200,10.800]

0.011

Red blood cell, median [IQR]

4.040[3.590,4.480]

3.980[3.400,4.420]

4.050[3.650,4.490]

0.020

Hemoglobin, median [IQR]

12.100[10.900,13.400]

11.800[10.300,13.400]

12.200[11.000,13.400]

0.043

RDW, median [IQR]

13.700[13.000,14.600]

14.000[13.100,15.200]

13.600[12.900,14.500]

0.004

Anion gap, median [IQR]

14.000[12.000,16.000]

14.000[12.000,17.000]

14.000[12.000,16.000]

0.026

Free Ca, median [IQR]

8.900[8.400,9.200]

8.900[8.200,9.300]

8.900[8.400,9.200]

0.660

Total Ca, median [IQR]

1.152[1.138,1.157]

1.143[1.119,1.156]

1.152[1.142,1.157]

< 0.001

Chloride, median [IQR]

103.000[100.000,106.000]

103.000[99.000,106.000]

104.000[101.000,106.000]

0.031

Blood urea nitrogen, median [IQR]

15.000[11.000,20.000]

17.000[13.000,23.000]

14.000[11.000,19.000]

< 0.001

Glucose, median [IQR]

114.290[112.720,127.450]

123.000[113.630,133.310]

113.630[112.420,125.000]

< 0.001

Alanine transaminase, median [IQR]

28.270[21.610,30.470]

25.000[20.000,32.000]

28.270[22.180,30.320]

0.092

Aspartate aminotransferase, median [IQR]

24.380[22.940,34.630]

27.000[22.000,42.170]

24.020[22.940,33.330]

0.113

INR, median [IQR]

1.100[1.072,1.200]

1.130[1.100,1.300]

1.100[1.072,1.200]

< 0.001

PT, median [IQR]

12.400[12.048,13.500]

12.800[12.000,14.500]

12.300[12.048,13.427]

0.017

PTT, median [IQR]

29.100[27.528,33.187]

29.500[27.300,33.531]

28.949[27.528,33.000]

0.675

Sodium, median [IQR]

138.609[137.000,139.689]

138.589[136.000,140.000]

138.609[137.000,139.688]

0.711

Potassium, median [IQR]

4.000[3.800,4.300]

4.100[3.800,4.400]

4.000[3.725,4.300]

0.070

Magnesium, median [IQR]

2.000[1.800,2.100]

1.900[1.800,2.100]

2.000[1.800,2.100]

0.048

Lymphocyte, median [IQR]

23.428[18.700,26.185]

21.604[10.000,25.442]

23.882[21.000,26.315]

< 0.001

Neutrophil, median [IQR]

66.302[64.414,71.800]

69.229[64.510,82.600]

65.319[64.400,70.422]

< 0.001

Monocyte, median [IQR]

5.809[5.715,5.890]

5.793[5.100,6.200]

5.809[5.724,5.883]

0.876

Basophils, median [IQR]

0.353[0.318,0.364]

0.350[0.200,0.368]

0.354[0.322,0.364]

0.016