Table 2. Sensitization to legume allergens identified by skin prick tests in patients of asthma, rhinitis or both.
| Bangalore | Chandigarh | Total | |||||
| Legume extract | PatientsSPT No. | Patients SPT+veNo (%) | PatientsSPT No. | Patients SPT+veNo (%) | PatientsSPT No. | Patients SPT+veNo (%) | p-value* |
| Kidney bean(Phaseolus vulgaris) | 198 | 32(16.0%) | 157 | 46(29.0%) | 355 | 78(22.0%) | <0.001 |
| Chickpea(Cicer arietinum) | 198 | 40(20.0%) | 157 | 25(16.0%) | 355 | 65(18.0%) | <0.001 |
| Peanut(Arachis hypogaea) | 198 | 18(9.0%) | 157 | 35(22.0%) | 355 | 53(15.0%) | <0.05 |
| Pigeon pea(Cajanus cajan) | 198 | 30(15.0%) | 157 | 11(7.0%) | 355 | 41(11.5%) | >0.05 |
| Black gram(Vigna mungo) | 198 | 11(5.5%) | 157 | 28(18.0%) | 355 | 39(11.0%) | >0.05 |
| Green gram(Vigna radiata) | 198 | 28(14.0%) | 157 | 11(7.0%) | 355 | 39(11.0%) | >0.05 |
| Soya bean(Glycine max) | 198 | 20(10.0%) | 157 | 14(9.0%) | 355 | 34(9.5%) | >0.05 |
| Pea(Pisum sativum) | 198 | 19(9.5%) | 157 | 5(3.0%) | 355 | 24(6.7%) | >0.05 |
| Lentil(Lens esculentus) | 198 | 1(0.5%) | 157 | 6(4.0%) | 355 | 7(2.0%) | >0.05 |
| Cowpea(Vigna sinensis) | 198 | 0 | 157 | 6(4.0%) | 355 | 6(2.0%) | >0.05 |
*p-values were calculated using Fisher's exact test.