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Nasal medication use Regular use of nasal decongestants 0 10 (33%) 51 - -- -- 42(5%) Regular use of nasal medication 2 (13%) 8 (27%) 16 (31%) 5 (24%) 2 (13%) 0 24 (17%) 6 (9%) 28 (4%) Systemic antihistamines 0 1 (3%) 0 1 (5%) 0 0 1 (1%) 0 6 (1%) Topical steroids and/or antihistamines 1 4 (13%) 11 (22%) 0 0 0 12 (9%) 5 (7%) 9 (1%) Saline nasal spray/rinse 0 2 (7%) 1 (2%) 1 (5%) 1 (6%) 0 8 (6%) 0 8 (1%) Other/unknown 1 3 (10%) 6 (12%) 3 (14%) 1 (6%) 0 7 (5%) 1 (1%) 9 (1%) Nasal complaints The number of regular nasal complaints Mean ± SD 2.6 ± 1.5 2.4 ± 1.6 2.3 ± 1.6 2.3 ± 1.3 2.4 ± 1.3 2.2 ± 1.5 1.9 ± 1.6 1.5 ± 1.1 0.3 ± 0.8 Median (IQR) 3 (1; 4) 2.0 (1.0; 4.0) 2 (1; 3) 2 (1;3) 2 (1.25; 3.75) 2 (1; 3.75) 2 (1; 3) 1 (1; 2) 0 (0; 0) The number of current nasal complaints Mean ± SD 2.4 ± 1.2 2.4 ± 1.6 2.3 ± 1.5 1.6 ± 1.3 2 ± 0.8 2.1 ± 1.3 2 ± 1.4 1.8 ± 1.2 0.4 ± 1.0 Median (IQR) 2 (1; 3) 1.6 (1; 4) 2 (1; 3) 1 (1; 2.5) 2 (1; 2.75) 2 (1; 3) 2 (1; 3) 1 (1; 2) 0 (0; 0) (Continues)

Demographic characteristics Age Mean ± SD 78 ± 6.3 52 ± 13 60 ± 17 61 ± 15 45 ± 18 52 ± 19 57 ± 18 63 ± 17 60 ± 16 Median (IQR) 77 (73; 82) 54 (43.5; 64) 65 (53.5; 73) 62 (55.5; 69.5) 47.5 (30; 57.25) 60 (35.25; 66.75) 59 (48.5; 70) 68 (54; 75) 63 (51; 72) Gender: Female N (%) 5 (33%) 18 (60%) 26 (51%) 9 (43%) 16 (100%) 8 (50%) 62 (44%) 24 (35%) 427 (54%)

Current smoker 0 4 (13%) 5 (10%) 21 (100%) - - - - 38(5%) Former smoker 7 (47%) 15 (50%) 24 (47%) - 3 (19%) 3 (19%) 76 (54%) 37 (54%) 337 (43%) Self-reported asthma 0 5 (17%) 6 (12%) 0 0 0 7 (5%) 4 (6%) 26 (3%) Other pulmonary complaints (cough, dyspnea, shortness of breath, and wheezing) 6 (40%) 13 (43%) 20 (39%) 12 (57%) 8 (50%) 6 (38%) 39 (28%) 15 (22%) 91 (11%) Number of common colds per year Mean ± SD 11 ± 27 6 ± 20 6 ± 9 3 ± 5 4 ± 4 5 ± 8 5 ± 9 2 ± 3 2 ± 4 Median (IQR) 3 (1; 7) 3 (2; 4) 3 (2; 5) 2 (1; 3) 2.5 (1; 10) 2 (1; 5) 2 (1; 4) 2 (1; 2) 1 (1;2)

TABLE 1 Characteristics of NAR phenotypes * Rhinorrhea of the elderly Occupational Medicamentosa Smokers' Hormonal Gustatory Idiopathic Other Controls N (% of the NAR group) 15 (4%) 30 (8%) 51 (14%) 21 (6%) 16 (4%) 16 (4%) 141 (39%) 68 (19%) 790