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Table 1 Number of patients and prevalence figures

From: Sensitization to secretoglobin and lipocalins in a group of young children with risk of developing respiratory allergy

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

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)

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

  1. an = 271
  2. bn = 257
  3. cn = 230