Table 2 Bi-directional association between allergic rhinitis (AR) and diabetes mellitus (DM) (N = 29,112; 29,125).

From: Bi-directional association between allergic rhinitis and diabetes mellitus from the national representative data of South Korea

 

Group N

DM occurrence (%)

AR → DM (N = 29,112)

Fully adjusted model*

OR

(95% CI)

Men (N = 12,397)

No AR

11,181

1437 (12.85)

1.00

(ref)

AR

1216

58 (4.77)

0.28

(0.19–0.42)

Women (N = 16,715)

No AR

14,443

1531 (10.60)

1.00

(ref)

AR

2272

68 (2.99)

0.34

(0.24–0.47)

 

Group N

AR occurrence (%)

DM → AR (N = 29,125)

Fully adjusted model*

OR

(95% CI)

Men (N = 12,441)

No DM

10,902

1158 (10.62)

1.00

(ref)

DM

1509

72 (4.77)

0.41

(0.31–0.56)

Women (N = 16,714)

No DM

15,116

2204 (14.58)

1.00

(ref)

DM

1598

67 (4.19)

0.34

(0.25–0.46)

  1. *Adjusted for age, family income, education status, marital status, smoking, drinking frequency, sleep deprivation, dyslipidemia, BMI category (cut-off: 23.0 kg/m2), and the number of comorbidities.
  2. AR allergic rhinitis, DM diabetes mellitus, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval.
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