Table 1.

Definitions of allergy/atopy used in studies

Atopy: EAACI19, 20, 21, 22, 23

Atopy: Evidence of an IgE antibody response in addition to clinical symptom4

Allergy and/or Atopy: EAACI24,25

Allergy: EAACI26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31

Allergy: To have allergic rhinitis, allergic asthma, or allergic skin disease, such as urticarial history, etc.32

Allergy: Allergic diseases, such as acute allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, and bronchial asthma33

Allergy: Allergic disorders: hay fever and allergic rhinitis in addition to asthma34

Allergy: bronchial asthma, acute allergic rhinitis, hay fever and atopic dermatitis35

Allergy: symptomatic allergic conditions diagnosed by a physician at diagnosis36

Allergic rhinitis was diagnosed on the basis of medical history, symptoms, nasal cytology, and specific IgE to aeroallergens.37

Allergy: allergic disease, including inhalation allergy, drug allergy, food allergy, contact allergy, and “;irritable physique”18

EAACI: European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.