Number of children (entry/1 year/2 years) | 304/270/242 | ||
Physician diagnosed | Number of children (%) | ||
Atopic dermatitis (at entry) | 210 (71) | ||
Having symptoms for | |||
Food allergy (at entry) | 259 (88) | ||
Egg allergy (at entry) | 232 (79) | ||
Milk allergy (at entry) | 128 (44) | ||
Wheat allergy (at entry) | 75 (26) | ||
History of prolonged cough | 62 (21) | ||
Patients by sex (missing # = 2) | Girls | Boys | |
106 (36) | 193 (64) | ||
Bronchial asthma (after 2 year) | 49 (20) | ||
Bronchial asthma (anytime during follow up) | 67 (~24) | ||
Age in month (at entry)/(sdv) | 13.4/(5.5) | ||
Pet ownership (at entry) | Dog: 28 (9) | Cat: 4 (1) | Dog and cat: 31 (10) |
Pet ownership (any time) | Dog: 38 (13) | Cat: 11 (4) | Dog and cat: 42 (14) |
Sensitization | |||
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Prevalence and 95% CI %a and total # tested (>0.35 kUA/L) | |||
Entry (n = 304) | 1 year (n = 270) | 2 years (n = 242) | |
Allergen extracts | |||
m3 Aspergillus | 3.6 (1.8–6.4) | 4.4 (2.3–7.6) | 9.9 (6.5–14.3) |
m6 Alternaria | 1.3 (0.4–3.3) | 1.5 (0.4–3.7) | 5.0 (2.6–8.5) |
g3 Orchard grass | 4.3 (2.3–7.2) | 15.2 (11.1–20.0) | 27.7 (22.2–33.8) |
t24 Japanese cypress | 3.0 (1.4–5.6) | 12.6 (8.9–17.2) | 32.8 (26.9–39.1) |
f1 Egg white | 86.2 (81.8–89.9) | 83.7 (78.8–87.9) | 85.1 (80.0–89.4) |
f2 Milk | 54.6 (29.5–40.5) | 56.3 (50.2–62.3) | 57.0 (50.5–63.3) |
f4 Wheat | 44.4 (38.7–50.2) | 45.2 (39.1–51.3) | 50.4 (43.9–56.9) |
e1 Cat | 18.8 (14.5–23.6) | 25.2 (20.1–30.8) | 33.5 (27.6–39.8) |
e3 Horse d | 6.3 (3.7–9.9)a | 5.4 (3.0–9.0)b | 7.4 (4.4–11.6)c |
e5 Dog d | 36.8 (31.4–42.5) | 44.4 (38.4–50.6) | 47.1 (40.7–53.6) |
w1 Comm ragw | 4.6 (2.6–7.6) | 17.4 (13.1–22.5) | 26.0 (20.6–32.0) |
t17 Japanese cedar | 3.9 (2.1–6.8) | 24.4 (19.4–30.0) | 51.7 (45.2–58.1) |
d1 D.pteronyssinus | 30.6 (25.5–36.1) | 57.8 (51.6–63.7) | 74.8 (68.8–80.1) |
Prevalence and 95% CI %a and total # tested (>0.1 kUA/L) | ||||
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Allergen components | ||||
Bos d 6 | (Milk) | 22.7 (18.1–27.8) | 25.6 (20.5–31.2) | 24.0 (18.7–29.9) |
Can f 1 | (Dog) | 18.4 (14.2–23.2) | 20.7 (16.1–26.1) | 26.4 (21.0–32.5) |
Can f 2 | 7,6 (4.9–11.1) | 11.5 (7.9–15.9) | 14.5 (10.3–19.5) | |
Can f 3 | 9.5 (6.5–13.4) | 12.2 (8.6–16.7) | 12.8 (8.9–17.7) | |
Can f 5 | 8.2 (5.4–11.9) | 10.0 (6.7–14.2) | 12.0 (8.2–16.8) | |
Fel d 1 | (Cat) | 13.2 (9.6–17.5) | 16.3 (12.1–21.3) | 25.2 (19.9–31.2) |
Fel d 2 | 8.6 (5.7–12.3) | 12.2 (8.6–16.7) | 12.0 (8.2–16.8) | |
Fel d 4 | 9.9 (6.8–13.8) | 9.3 (6.1–13.4) | 15.7 (11.4–20.9) | |
Equ c 1 | (Horse) | 7.6 (4.9–11.1)a | 8.5 (5.5–12.5)b | 10.7 (7.2–15.3)c |