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Table 2 Distribution of allergen-positive rates between children and adults according to different diseases

From: Allergen sensitization pattern of allergic adults and children in southern China: a survey based on real life data

Characteristic

Asthma

Rhinitis

Urticaria

Atopic dermatitis

Eczema

χ2

p

Adult positive (a/n, %)

 Mold

11/99 (11.1)

8/225 (3.6)

32/1505 (2.1)

21/1138 (1.8)

17/360 (4.7)

38.28

< 0.001*

 Blattella germanica

35/95 (36.8)

74/218 (33.9)

481/1415 (34.0)

330/1127 (29.3)

87/339 (25.7)

13.85

0.008*

 D. pteronyssinus

21/95 (22.1)

60/222 (27.0)

409/1456 (28.1)

292/1164 (25.1)

67/348 (19.3)

12.93

0.012*

 Gallus domesticus

1/93 (1.1)

2/222 (0.9)

36/1495 (2.4)

18/1161 (1.6)

11/348 (3.2)

6.44

0.169

 Bos domesticus

0/93

1/222 (0.5)

17/1494 (1.1)

5/1161 (0.4)

5/349 (1.4)

6.56

0.161

 Arachis hypogaea

0/8

11/339 (3.2)

68/2635 (2.6)

1/78 (1.3)

1/14 (7.1)

2.40

0.662

 Cancer pagurus

19/97 (19.6)

43/232 (18.5)

341/1626 (21.0)

219/1228 (17.8)

48/360 (13.3)

12.79

0.012*

 Penaeus monodon

23/95 (24.2)

51/223 (22.9)

372/1463 (25.4)

259/1161 (22.3)

63/350 (18.0)

9.90

0.042*

 Canis familiaris

5/95 (5.3)

9/221 (4.1)

45/1455 (3.1)

33/1157 (2.9)

8/348 (2.3)

3.18

0.528

Children positive (a/n, %)

 Mold

9/101 (8.9)

11/292 (3.8)

28/889 (3.1)

22/803 (2.7)

2/124 (1.6)

12.26

0.016*

 Blattella germanica

29/113 (25.7)

83/297 (27.9)

187/864 (21.6)

176/839 (21.0)

9/126 (7.1)

23.90

< 0.001*

 Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus

63/114 (55.3)

90/305 (29.5)

250/908 (27.5)

246/865 (28.4)

30/147 (20.4)

44.55

< 0.001*

 Gallus domesticus

32/114 (28.1)

32/306 (10.5)

190/925 (20.5)

154/873 (17.6)

44/158 (27.8)

31.09

< 0.001*

 Bos domesticus

21/114 (18.4)

30/309 (9.7)

165/926 (17.8)

153/874 (17.5)

40/162 (24.7)

19.03

0.001*

 Arachis hypogaea

2/17 (11.8)

2/16 (12.5)

1/57 (1.8)

6/113 (5.3)

3/43 (7.0)

4.36

0.360

 Cancer pagurus

18/104 (17.3)

46/311 (14.8)

133/942 (14.1)

108/865 (12.5)

7/139 (5.0)

11.37

0.023*

 Penaeus monodon

25/112 (22.3)

54/306 (17.6)

148/910 (16.3)

126/866 (14.5)

9/146 (6.2)

15.80

0.003*

 Canis familiaris

10/112 (8.9)

10/302 (3.3)

23/904 (2.5)

33/860 (3.8)

2/141 (1.4)

14.78

0.005*

  1. n test number, a positive number
  2. * Chi square tests, p < 0.05. Mold (Mold mix 1: Penicillium chrysogenum, Cladosporium herbarum, Aspergillus fumigates and Alternaria alternata)