Table 1.

Characteristic of participants (n = 99)

Age group (years)	Number (%)	Total serum IgE values (IU/mL)	Number	Specific serum IgE*	Number	Total tear IgE	Number	Sex	Number
< 10	1 (1.0%)	< 170	1	Pollen only	0	Positive	1	Men	1
		≥ 170	0	Other inhaled	1	Negative	0	Women	0
				Food	0
10–19	5 (5.1%)	< 170	3	Pollen only	1	Positive	3	Men	3
		≥ 170	2	Other inhaled	4	Negative	2	Women	2
				Food	0
20–29	2 (2.0%)	< 170	0	Pollen only	0	Positive	2	Men	0
		≥ 170	2	Other inhaled	2	Negative	0	Women	2
				Food	2
30–39	4 (4.0%)	< 170	1	Pollen only	0	Positive	3	Men	1
		≥ 170	3	Other inhaled	4	Negative	1	Women	3
				Food	2
40–49	6 (6.1%)	< 170	1	Pollen only	1	Positive	5	Men	1
		≥ 170	5	Other inhaled	5	Negative	1	Women	5
				Food	2
50–59	10 (10.1%)	< 170	7	Pollen only	3	Positive	8	Men	3
		≥ 170	3	Other inhaled	7	Negative	2	Women	7
				Food	3
60–69	27 (27.3%)	< 170	18	Pollen only	13	Positive	14	Men	10
		≥ 170	9	Other inhaled	14	Negative	13	Women	17
				Food	5
70–79	31 (31.3%)	< 170	14	Pollen only	8	Positive	22	Men	12
		≥ 170	17	Other inhaled	20	Negative	9	Women	19
				Food	16
≥ 80	13 (13.1%)	< 170	9	Pollen only	7	Positive	10	Men	2
		≥ 170	4	Other inhaled	6	Negative	3	Women	11
				Food	2
Total	99	< 170	54	Pollen only	33	Positive	68	Men	33
		≥ 170	45	Other inhaled	63	Negative	31	Women	66
				Food	32

^*There are cases where other inhaled specific IgE and food-specific IgE overlap. The list of allergens which were detected was shown in Table 2