Table 2 Frequency of positive reactions to allergen among cases using skin prick test and specific IgE ELISA Test (N = 130)
From: Pollen allergen skin test and specific IgE reactivity among Filipinos: a community-based study
Sources of pollen | Frequency (Percentage) | Statistic | p-value (two-tailed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Family | Scientific name | Code | Local Name (English; Filipino) | Skin Prick Test (N = 130) | Specific IgE ELISA (N = 130) | ||
Arboreal plants | |||||||
 Anacardiaceae | Mangifera indica | MAN | Mango; Manga | 83 (63.85%) | 3 (2.31%) | 10.53b | 0.000 |
 Arecaceae | Cocos nucifera | COC | Coconut; Niyog | 6 (4.62%) | 27 (20.77%) | − 3.91b | 0.000 |
 Arecaceae | Ptychosperma macarthurrii | PTY | MacArthurs’s palm | 7 (5.38%) | 20 (15.38%) | − 2.67a | 0.008 |
 Fabaceae | Acacia auriculiformis | ACA | Japanese acacia | 36 (27.69%) | 5 (3.85%) | 5.27b | 0.000 |
 Fabaceae | Senna siamea | SEN | Thailand acacia | 5 (3.85%) | 10 (7.69%) | − 1.33 | 0.184 |
 Caricaceae | Carica papaya | CAR | Melon tree; Papaya | 12 (9.23%) | 9 (6.92%) | 0.681 | 0.495 |
 Combretaceae | Terminalia catappa | TER | Tropical almond; talisai | 4 (3.08%) | 3 (2.31%) | 0.382 | 0.702 |
 Myrtaceae | Eucalyptus spp. | EUC | Eucalyptus | 9 (6.92%) | 15 (11.54%) | − 1.28 | 0.199 |
 Pinaceae | Pinus kesiya | PIN | Benguet pine; Sahing | 10 (7.69%) | 25 (19.23%) | − 2.72a | 0.006 |
 Urticaceae | Dendrocnide meyeniana | DEN | Lipa; Lipang kalabaw | 9 (6.92%) | 12 (9.23%) | − 0.681 | 0.496 |
 Verbenaceae | Lantana camara | LAN | Prickly lantana; Koronitas | 26 (20.00%) | 1 (0.77%) | 5.07b | 0.000 |
Herbaceous plants | |||||||
 Amaranthaceae | Amaranthus spinosus | AMA | Thorny amaranth; Colitis | 28 (21.54%) | 13 (10.00%) | 2.55a | 0.011 |
 Fabaceae | Mimosa spp. | MIM | Sensitive plant; Makahiya | 33 (25.38%) | 12 (9.23%) | 3.44b | 0.001 |
 Poaceae | Dichanthium aristatum | DIC | Alabang grass; Alabang | 19 (14.62%) | 6 (4.61%) | 2.73a | 0.006 |
 Urticaceae | Pilea microphylla | PIL | Gunpowder plant; Isang-dakot-na-bigas | 21 (16.15%) | 4 (3.07%) | 3.57a | 0.000 |