Table 2.
Status of subjective symptoms and allergy symptoms
| n (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| All | Male | Female | |
| Subjective symptoms after course completion* | |||
| Continuing | 4 (3.3) | 3 (3.3) | 1 (3.3) |
| Developed immediately after course | 3 (2.5) | 2 (2.2) | 1 (3.3) |
| Disappearance of symptoms after course | 40 (33.1) | 23 (25.3) | 17 (56.7) |
| No symptoms | 74 (61.2) | 63 (69.2) | 11 (36.7) |
| Change in severity of allergy symptoms | |||
| Worse during course | 5 (10.4) | 4 (10.5) | 1 (10.0) |
| Worse before course | 5 (10.4) | 4 (10.5) | 1 (10.0) |
| No change | 38 (79.2) | 30 (79.0) | 8 (80.0) |
| Allergy onset | |||
| Before start of course | 48 (100.0) | 38 (100.0) | 10 (100.0) |
| Symptoms similar to sick building syndrome | |||
| Often | 5 (4.1) | 4 (4.4) | 1 (3.3) |
| Sometimes | 22 (18.2) | 15 (16.7) | 7 (23.3) |
| Never | 94 (77.7) | 72 (78.9) | 23 (73.4) |
* Significant difference between male and female (P < 0.05)