Table 1: Clinical and histochemical data of patients with idiopathic rhinitis, allergic rhinitis and control subjects.

Allergic rhinitis (n = 16) Idiopathic rhinitis (n = 17) Control (n = 25)
Gender (M/F); n 6/10 9/8 15/10
Age; years, min-max (mean) 15 - 32 (21) 18 - 41 (25) 20 - 48 (29)
Duration of symptoms; years > 2 > 2 -