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Table 1 Demographic characteristics

From: High rate of house dust mite sensitization in a shrimp allergic southern Ontario population

 

Shrimp allergy & + HDM

Shrimp allergy & − HDM

p value

n

86

9

 

Age

29.40 ± 2.08

17.78 ± 4.82

0.083

Sex

   

 Male (%)

55 (59)

5 (56)

0.935

 Female (%)

39 (41)

4 (44)

 

Shrimp skin test (mm)

7.07 ± 0.29

7.22 ± 0.70

0.871

Shrimp symptoms (grade 1–5)

2.36 ± 0.13

2.56 ± 0.44

0.685

Lobster allergy (%)

50 (82)a

7 (100)b

0.588

Crab allergy (%)

37 (62)a

3 (43)b

0.427

Other food allergy (%)

27 (31)

3 (33)

0.905

Ragweed allergy (%)

49 (57)

7 (78)

0.300

Dog allergy (%)

36 (42)

4 (44)

0.881

Cat allergy (%)

57 (66)

7 (78)

0.714

Alternaria allergy (%)

30 (35)

2 (22)

0.713

Grass allergy (%)

56 (65)

8 (89)

0.263

Asthma (%)

40 (47)

5 (56)

0.731

Allergic rhinitis (%)

55 (64)

6 (67)

0.872

Atopic dermatitis (%)

14 (16)

1 (11)

0.686

  1. Demographic data for shrimp allergic patients with positive (+) or negative (−) skin test to house dust mite (HDM). Also contains presence of other crustacean allergy, inhalant allergy, other food allergy and symptoms of atopy (asthma, allergic rhinitis and atopic dermatitis)
  2. Data are presented as mean ± SEM where appropriate
  3. Percent of n in parentheses
  4. an does not equal 86 (n = 61)
  5. bn does not equal 9 (n = 7)
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Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology

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