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. 2018 Sep 24;14:38. doi: 10.1186/s13223-018-0262-9

Table 4.

Evolution of symptom frequency and allergy severity between the 2014 and 2015 pollen seasons

Children
(N = 203)
Adults
(N = 280)
Total
(N = 483)
Change in symptom frequency between 2014 and 2015
 Not determined in 2015 2 (1.0%) 6 (2.1%) 8 (1.7%)
 Improved (persistent in 2014/intermittent in 2015) 146 (71.9%) 181 (64.6%) 327 (67.7%)
 Worsened (intermittent in 2014/persistent in 2015) 2 (1.0%) 5 (1.8%) 7 (1.4%)
 Unchanged between 2014 and 2015 53 (26.1%) 88 (31.4%) 141 (29.2%)
Change in allergy severity between 2014 and 2015
 Improved (moderate-severe in 2014/mild in 2015) 122 (60.1%) 169 (60.4%) 291 (60.2%)
 Worsened (mild in 2014/moderate-severe in 2015) 3 (1.5%) None 3 (0.6%)
 Unchanged between 2014 and 2015 78 (38.4%) 111 (39.6%) 189 (39.1%)