Table 3.

Clinical-instrumental test results.

		Exposed Group		Non-Exposed Group
		N	%	N	%
	N° of Workers	111		101
Gender	Male	76	68.5%	66	65.3%
	Female	35	31.5%	35	34.7%
Age	Average Age	43.67		41.28
Smoking Habit	Ex	4	3.6%	3	3.0%
	No	86	77.5%	78	77.2%
	Yes	21	18.9%	20	19.8%
Spirometric Values	Mean FEV1	91.5%		92.4%
	Mean FVC	93.6%		94.1%
IgE Positive	Derm. Pter	37	33.3%	33	32.7%
	Derm. Farinae	34	30.6%	30	29.7%
	Lolium Perenne	23	20.7%	18	17.8%
	Olive Pollen	22	19.8%	19	18.8%
	Cupressus Sempervirens	27	24.3%	12	11.9%
	Parietaria Judaica	19	17.1%	16	15.8%
	Cat/Dog Dandruff	13	11.7%	18	17.8%
SPT Positive	Derm Pter.	24	21.6%	32	31.7%
	Derm. Farinae	22	19.8%	28	27.7%
	Cat/Dog Dandruff	11	9.9%	18	17.8%
	Grass Pollen	13	11.7%	17	16.8%
	Olive Pollen	21	18.9%	21	20.8%
	Cupressus Sempervirens	22	19.8%	14	13.9%
	Cupressus Arizonica	32	28.8%	22	21.8%
	Parietaria Judaica	16	14.4%	18	17.8%
	Artemisia Vulgaris	9	8.1%	8	7.9%
	Platanus Acerofolia	0	0.0%	2	2.0%
	Quercus Ilex	1	0.9%	1	1.0%
	Aspergillus Mix	0	0.0%	8	7.9%
	Alternaria Tenuis	3	2.7%	2	2.0%