Home environment and diseases in early life are associated with allergic rhinitis

Risk factors in relation to allergic rhinitis (AR) remain unclear despite considerable interest. This study aimed to analysis the relationship between home environment and diseases in early life and AR. In a case-control survey, 242 AR patients and 258 healthy persons responded to questionnaires designed to capture pre-pregnancy/pregnancy diseases, maternal medication usage, diseases in early life of participants, family allergic history and home environmental factors. Forty risk factors potentially connected with AR were investigated and analyzed with chi-square test and logistic regression. There was no correlation between mother's disorders such as periodontitis, chronic rhinitis, diabetes etc. and AR (p > 0.05). A logistic regression analysis showed that neonatal jaundice (p