Table 2.

Characteristics of included articles on Aspergillus fumigatus sensitisation and COPD populations

Author, year	Study Location	Study design	Mean age, years	Gender		Population		Assessment of sensitisation
				Male	Female	Control	COPD
Jin et al, 2014 [25]	Beijing, China	Cross-sectional	77	174	99	150	273	Plasma IgE analysis
Everaerts et al, 2017 [26]	Leuven, Belgium	Cross-sectional	67	215	85	50	300	Plasma IgE analysis
Agarwal et al, 2010 [27]	Chandigarh, India	Prospective case-control	57	179	21	100	200	Skin prick test
Bafadhel et al, 2014 [28]	Leicester, UK	longitudinal study	69	89	39	22	128	Skin prick test and Plasma IgE analysis
Le Pape et al, 2018 [29]	Bogotá, Colombia	Cross-sectional	74	63	64	-	127	Plasma IgE analysis