Subjects | 1465 |
Allergic sensitisation# | |
No allergic sensitisation | 353 (24.2) |
At least one allergic sensitisation | 823 (56.4) |
No allergological exploration | 282 (19.3) |
Missing data | 7 |
Positive allergic sensitisation tests | |
Dust mite | 638 (77.5) |
Pollens | 469 (57) |
Domestics animals | 363 (44.1) |
Moulds/Alternaria alternate | 161 (19.6) |
Cockroach | 55 (6.77) |
Others (including flour and dust) | 68 (8.3) |
Cutaneous test | 1038 (71.2) |
Positive | 736 (71.2) |
Negative | 297 (28.8) |
Missing data | 5 |
Total serum IgE test | 907 (62.2) |
Total serum IgE UI·L−1 | 546.1±1013.2 |
Specific serum IgE test | 544 (37.3) |
Positive | 310 (57.6) |
Negative | 228 (42.4) |
Missing data | 6 |
Blood eosinophils count | 1092 (74.9) |
Blood eosinophils cells·mm−3 | 436.8±466.4 |
<300 | 509 (46.7) |
300–499 | 255 (23.4) |
≥500 | 327 (30.0) |
Aspergillus serology | 659 (45.2) |
Positive | 69 (10.5) |
Negative | 589 (89.5) |
Missing data | 1 |
Multiallergic serum testing | 124 (9.3) |
Positive | 55 (44.7) |
Negative | 68 (55.3) |
Missing data | 1 |
Data are presented as n, n (%) or mean±sd. Ig: immunoglobulin. #: defined by positive cutaneous test or positive specific serum IgE test.