Table 3.

Comparison between asthmatic children and adults as regard frequency of sIgE sensitization to the studied aeroallergens

	Children (N = 78)		Adults (N = 44)		X2a	P-value
	N	%	N	%
Cat epitheliae	3	3.8%	2	4.5%	0.04 FE	1.00
Dog epitheliae	4	5.1%	4	9.1%	0.72	0.40
Horse epitheliae	4	5.1%	0	0.0%	2.33 FE	0.30
Pigeon feather	7	9.0%	2	4.5%	0.81	0.37
Hen feather	4	5.1%	6	13.6%	2.71	0.10
Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus	13	16.7%	4	9.1%	1.35	0.25
Dermatophagoides farinae	6	7.7%	4	9.1%	0.07	0.79
German cockroach	8	10.3%	15	34.1%	10.45	0.001
Penicillium chrysogenum	4	5.1%	4	9.1%	0.72	0.40
Cladosporium herbarum	6	7.7%	4	9.1%	0.07	0.79
Aspergillus fumigatus	4	5.1%	4	9.1%	0.72	0.40
Candida albicans	13	16.7%	2	4.5%	3.83	0.05
Alternaria tenius	8	10.3%	0	0.0%	4.83	0.03
Trichophyton Mentagrophytes	6	7.7%	2	4.5%	0.46	0.50
Straw dust	9	11.5%	0	0.0%	5.48	0.02
Cotton	0	0.0%	1	2.3%	1.79 FE	0.36

^aChi square test.