Table 1 Results from the ImmunoCAP rapid test: frequency of atopy and sensitization to different allergens and distribution of non-, mono- and poly-sensitized participants
From: Atopy and related clinical symptoms among Swiss medical students from 2007 to 2015
|  | Prevalence n = 1513 | Women n = 856 | Men n = 647 | Missing n = 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Atopy | 604 (39.9%) | 305 (35.6%) | 297 (45.9%) | 2 |
Monosensitization | 259 (17.1%) | 134 (15.7%) | 124 (19.2%) | 1 |
Polysensitization | 345 (20.5%) | 171 (18.1%) | 173 (26.7%) | 1 |
 Two allergens | 128 (8.5%) | 67 (7.8%) | 61 (9.4%) |  |
 Three allergens | 111 (7.3%) | 55 (6.4%) | 56 (8.7%) |  |
 ≥ 4 allergens | 106 (7.0%) | 49 (5.7%) | 56 (8.7%) | 1 |
Cat dander (e1) | 106 (7.0%) | 64 (7.5%) | 41 (6.3%) | 1 |
Birch (t3) | 231 (15.3%) | 106 (12.4%) | 124 (19.2%) | 1 |
Mugwort (w6) | 42 (2.8%) | 23 (2.7%) | 19 (2.9%) | Â |
Timothy grass (g6) | 416 (27.5%) | 212 (24.8%) | 202 (31.2%) | 2 |
Cockroach (i6) | 17 (1.1%) | 8 (0.9%) | 9 (1.4%) | 0 |
Dog dander (e5) | 25 (1.7%) | 17 (2.0%) | 8 (1.2%) | 0 |
Olive (t9) | 179 (11.8%) | 86 (10.1%) | 93 (14.4%) | 0 |
Parietaria (w21) | 29 (1.9%) | 12 (1.4%) | 17 (2.6%) | 0 |
House dust mite (d1) | 265 (17.5%) | 127 (14.8%) | 137 (21.2%) | 1 |
Mold (Alternaria, m6) | 28 (1.9%) | 13 (1.5%) | 15 (2.7%) | 0 |