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Table 1 Characteristics of the population studied

From: Usefulness of manufactured tomato extracts in the diagnosis of tomato sensitization: Comparison with the prick-prick method

 

Group I

Group II

P

n

26

71

 

Age

30.9 ± 12.3 (5–68)

33.9 ± 15.8 (11–75)

NS

Sex

3 M/23 F (11.5%/88.5%)

28 M/43 F (39.5%/61.5%)

0.013

Atopy

24 (92%)

51(72%)

0.053

Sensitizations

   

Mites

13 (50%)

26 (37%)

NS

Moulds

2 (8%)

4 (6%)

NS

Epithelia

8 (31%)

16 (23%)

NS

Pollens

22 (85%)

38 (54%)

0.005

Artemisia vulgaris

10 (38%)

6 (8%)

0.001

Platanus hybrida

10 (38%)

5 (7%)

0.0005

Grasses

12 (46%)

17 (24%)

0.046

  1. NS: Non-statistically significant. Non-statistically significant differences (p > 0.05) have been observed among both groups between symptoms and sensitizations to other pollens (Olea europaea, Chenopodiaceae, Parietaria judaica, Cupressus arizonica and Plantago lanceolata).
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Clinical and Molecular Allergy

ISSN: 1476-7961

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