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Most frequent or troublesome symptoms and their occurrence |
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| Percentage of patients |
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| Europe (n = 809) |
Asia-Pacific region (n = 810) |
Adults (n = 813) |
Children (n = 806) |
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| Most frequently experienced symptoms |
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| Stuffy, blocked nose or congestion |
26* |
47 |
34* |
39 |
| Sneezing |
32* |
47 |
38 |
42 |
| Red, watery, itchy, or puffy eyes |
37* |
20 |
27 |
30 |
| Coughing |
23* |
40 |
27* |
37 |
| Most troublesome symptoms |
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| Stuffy, blocked nose or congestion |
10 |
13* |
13 |
12 |
| Red, watery, itchy, or puffy eyes |
16* |
4 |
10 |
10 |
| Wheezing |
17 |
16 |
16 |
17 |
| Shortness of breath |
18 |
17 |
21* |
15 |
| Coughing |
9* |
19 |
11* |
17 |
| Extent and duration of symptoms |
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| Just during allergy season |
32* |
47 |
40 |
39 |
| Consistently throughout year |
27* |
23 |
27* |
23 |
| Throughout year, but more during season |
39* |
28 |
31* |
36 |
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*Significant (P ≤ 0.05) difference between Europe and the Asia-Pacific region or between adults and children. | ||||
Valovirta and Pawankar BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2006 6(Suppl 1):S3 doi:10.1186/1471-2466-6-S1-S3 |
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