Table 3 Possible risk factors affecting HAE natural course
From: The natural course of hereditary angioedema in a Chinese cohort
Risk factors | Patients (N = 103) | Severity score | Mean edema resolution time | ||
 Gender | |||||
  Female | 56 | 30.25 (11.25–45) | P = 0.067 | 72 (37–74.25) | P = 0.179 |
  Male | 47 | 15 (6.1–40) | 60 (36–72) | ||
 BMI | |||||
  < 25 | 48 | 23.25 (10–43) | P = 0.937 | 72 (48–78) | P = 0.081 |
  > 25 | 55 | 23 (9–50) | 48 (36–72) | ||
Risk factors | Males (N = 47) | Severity score | Mean edema resolution time | ||
 Alcohol | |||||
  Yes | 33 | 14 (7–25.25) | P = 0.139 | 48 (36–72) | P = 0.287 |
  No | 14 | 36.5 (6.075–70.75) |  | 72 (35–78) |  |
 Smoking | |||||
  Yes | 25 | 15 (5.5–30.75) | P = 0.337 | 48 (36–72) | P = 0.467 |
  No | 22 | 17.5 (9–52.125) |  | 66 (36–74) |  |