TABLE 6

Allergy-related asthma assessment

Subjects1465
Allergic sensitisation#
 No allergic sensitisation353 (24.2)
 At least one allergic sensitisation823 (56.4)
 No allergological exploration282 (19.3)
 Missing data7
Positive allergic sensitisation tests
 Dust mite638 (77.5)
 Pollens469 (57)
 Domestics animals363 (44.1)
 Moulds/Alternaria alternate161 (19.6)
 Cockroach55 (6.77)
 Others (including flour and dust)68 (8.3)
Cutaneous test1038 (71.2)
 Positive736 (71.2)
 Negative297 (28.8)
 Missing data5
Total serum IgE test907 (62.2)
 Total serum IgE UI·L−1546.1±1013.2
Specific serum IgE test544 (37.3)
 Positive310 (57.6)
 Negative228 (42.4)
 Missing data6
Blood eosinophils count1092 (74.9)
 Blood eosinophils cells·mm−3436.8±466.4
 <300509 (46.7)
 300–499255 (23.4)
 ≥500327 (30.0)
Aspergillus serology659 (45.2)
 Positive69 (10.5)
 Negative589 (89.5)
 Missing data1
Multiallergic serum testing124 (9.3)
 Positive55 (44.7)
 Negative68 (55.3)
 Missing data1

Data are presented as n, n (%) or mean±sd. Ig: immunoglobulin. #: defined by positive cutaneous test or positive specific serum IgE test.