Table 2.
Comparison of patient characteristics in patients with intra-seasonal treatment start treated by allergists and general practitioners with experience in treatment of allergy (GPs)
| Patients treated by Allergists (n = 140) n (%) |
Patients treated by GPs (n = 39) n (%) |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years), mean ± SD | 34.1 ± 13.4 | 28.8 ± 14.4 | 0.0191 (U test) |
| Rhinitis | 136 (97.1) | 38 (97.4) | 0.9218 (χ2 test) |
| Conjunctivitis | 113 (80.7) | 30 (76.9) | 0.6014 (χ2 test) |
| Bronchial asthma, n (%) | 24 (17.1) | 15 (38.5) | 0.0043 (χ2 test) |
| Atopic dermatitis | 11 (7.9) | 6 (15.4) | 0.1562 (χ2 test) |
| Other | 18 (12.9) | 2 (5.1) | 0.1754 (χ2 test) |
| Concomitant type I allergies | 67 (48.6) | 27 (69.2) | 0.0223 (χ2 test) |
| At least one diagnostic test to grass | 126 (90.0) | 24 (61.5) | < 0.0001 (χ2 test) |
| Symptomatic medication in previous GPS | 87 (62.1) | 32 (82.1) | 0.0198 (χ2 test) |
| Concomitant treatment of other diseases | 8 (5.7) | 6 (15.4) | 0.0467 (χ2 test) |
| Anti-allergic premedication at initiation | 4 (2.9) | 6 (15.4) | 0.0026 (χ2 test) |
GP general practitioners with experience in treatment of allergy, GPS grass pollen season