Table 1.

Comparison of patch test results of men and women.

	Women (n = 126)	Men (n = 204)	P
Age (years)	33,31	37,12	0.372
Positive reaction	78	104	0.085
Allergens
Potassium dichromate	9	39	0.005
Rubber accelerator	1	19	0.001
Cobalt(II) chloride	24	19	0.007
Nickel sulphate	41	22	<0.001
Fragrance mix I and II	19	12	0.037
Balsam of Peru	13	8	0.034
Occupations
	Household activities n = 83 (65.8%)	Manufacturing n = 80 (39.2%)

Rubber accelerator: thiuram mix, mercapto mix, and mercaptobenzothiazole.