Table 2.
Distribution of allergen-positive rates between children and adults according to different diseases
| Characteristic | Asthma | Rhinitis | Urticaria | Atopic dermatitis | Eczema | χ2 | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult positive (a/n, %) | |||||||
| Mold | 11/99 (11.1) | 8/225 (3.6) | 32/1505 (2.1) | 21/1138 (1.8) | 17/360 (4.7) | 38.28 | < 0.001* |
| Blattella germanica | 35/95 (36.8) | 74/218 (33.9) | 481/1415 (34.0) | 330/1127 (29.3) | 87/339 (25.7) | 13.85 | 0.008* |
| D. pteronyssinus | 21/95 (22.1) | 60/222 (27.0) | 409/1456 (28.1) | 292/1164 (25.1) | 67/348 (19.3) | 12.93 | 0.012* |
| Gallus domesticus | 1/93 (1.1) | 2/222 (0.9) | 36/1495 (2.4) | 18/1161 (1.6) | 11/348 (3.2) | 6.44 | 0.169 |
| Bos domesticus | 0/93 | 1/222 (0.5) | 17/1494 (1.1) | 5/1161 (0.4) | 5/349 (1.4) | 6.56 | 0.161 |
| Arachis hypogaea | 0/8 | 11/339 (3.2) | 68/2635 (2.6) | 1/78 (1.3) | 1/14 (7.1) | 2.40 | 0.662 |
| Cancer pagurus | 19/97 (19.6) | 43/232 (18.5) | 341/1626 (21.0) | 219/1228 (17.8) | 48/360 (13.3) | 12.79 | 0.012* |
| Penaeus monodon | 23/95 (24.2) | 51/223 (22.9) | 372/1463 (25.4) | 259/1161 (22.3) | 63/350 (18.0) | 9.90 | 0.042* |
| Canis familiaris | 5/95 (5.3) | 9/221 (4.1) | 45/1455 (3.1) | 33/1157 (2.9) | 8/348 (2.3) | 3.18 | 0.528 |
| Children positive (a/n, %) | |||||||
| Mold | 9/101 (8.9) | 11/292 (3.8) | 28/889 (3.1) | 22/803 (2.7) | 2/124 (1.6) | 12.26 | 0.016* |
| Blattella germanica | 29/113 (25.7) | 83/297 (27.9) | 187/864 (21.6) | 176/839 (21.0) | 9/126 (7.1) | 23.90 | < 0.001* |
| Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus | 63/114 (55.3) | 90/305 (29.5) | 250/908 (27.5) | 246/865 (28.4) | 30/147 (20.4) | 44.55 | < 0.001* |
| Gallus domesticus | 32/114 (28.1) | 32/306 (10.5) | 190/925 (20.5) | 154/873 (17.6) | 44/158 (27.8) | 31.09 | < 0.001* |
| Bos domesticus | 21/114 (18.4) | 30/309 (9.7) | 165/926 (17.8) | 153/874 (17.5) | 40/162 (24.7) | 19.03 | 0.001* |
| Arachis hypogaea | 2/17 (11.8) | 2/16 (12.5) | 1/57 (1.8) | 6/113 (5.3) | 3/43 (7.0) | 4.36 | 0.360 |
| Cancer pagurus | 18/104 (17.3) | 46/311 (14.8) | 133/942 (14.1) | 108/865 (12.5) | 7/139 (5.0) | 11.37 | 0.023* |
| Penaeus monodon | 25/112 (22.3) | 54/306 (17.6) | 148/910 (16.3) | 126/866 (14.5) | 9/146 (6.2) | 15.80 | 0.003* |
| Canis familiaris | 10/112 (8.9) | 10/302 (3.3) | 23/904 (2.5) | 33/860 (3.8) | 2/141 (1.4) | 14.78 | 0.005* |
n test number, a positive number
* Chi square tests, p < 0.05. Mold (Mold mix 1: Penicillium chrysogenum, Cladosporium herbarum, Aspergillus fumigates and Alternaria alternata)