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. 2007 Jul 27;115(11):1665–1669. doi: 10.1289/ehp.10088

Table 5.

Allergen and allergen-related exposures at present.

Allergen Asthma Control p-Value
Dog
 Caregiver report (%) 16.0 15.3 0.87
 Inspection (%) 16.8 16.6 0.96
 Bedroom settled dusta (ng/g) 115 86 0.36
Cat
 Caregiver report (%) 24.7 23.3 0.59
 Inspection (%) 21.0 24.8 0.44
 Bedroom settled dusta (ng/g) 448 534 0.59
Cockroach
 Caregiver report (%) 45.3 46.7 0.82
 Inspection
  Live (kitchen) (%) 16.2 17.4 0.79
  Dead (kitchen) (%) 9.9 12.5 0.48
 Bedroom settled dusta (U/g) 3.2 3.8 0.78
Mouse
 Caregiver report (%) 65.3 62.7 0.63
 Inspection
  Rodent (%) 1.4 5.5 0.06
  Mouse droppings (kitchen) (%) 31.0 39.3 0.14
 Bedroom settled dusta (ng/g) 2,562 2,978 0.65
Dust mite
 Bedroom settled dusta Der p 1 (ng/g) Below detection Below detection
 Bedroom settled dusta Der f 1 (ng/g) 28.5 40.5 0.78
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Settled dust measures are median values.