Association between rhinitis and urticaria
The occurrence of rhinitis was significantly associated with urticaria
based on the data of 11 studies (OR, 2.67; 95% CI,
2.625–2.715).14,17,21,22,34,42,45,47,50,61,66 When
examining the association of AR in patients with CU, the corresponding
pooled Ors were 3.132 (95% CI,
3.073–3.193).17,22,47,50,61 Moreover, the
corresponding pooled ORs for AR in patients with CSU was 2.854 (95% CI,
2.665–3.055, 2 studies).22,50 Only one
study21 examined the corresponding pooled OR of AU in
patients with rhinitis, revealing a negative association (OR, 0.35l 95%
CI, 0.28–0.43).
The corresponding pooled ORs were 2.447 (95% CI, 2.326–2.573) and
1.338 (95% CI, 1.250–1.43) according to the studies reporting on the
co-occurrence of rhinitis and urticaria in children and adolescents
patients or adults patients separately. Only one
study17 has reported on the association between
rhinitis and urticaria in male and female patients, and the
corresponding pooled ORs were 1.63 (95% CI, 1.52–1.76) and 1.56 (95%
CI, 1.47–1.66), respectively.