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. 2022 Apr 9;18:33. doi: 10.1186/s13223-022-00668-0

Table 2.

Comparison of the prevalence of allergen specific sensitisation among adults and children in the study

Allergens, n (%) Adults (n = 360) Children (n = 102) Total (n = 462)
Female (n = 251) Male (n = 109) Total Female (n = 71) Male (n = 31) Total
Barley 17 (6.77) 7 (6.42) 24 (6.67) 2 (2.82) 0 (0) 2 (1.96) 26 (5.63)
5 grass mixture 7 (2.79) 4 (3.67) 11 (3.06) 2 (2.81) 0 (0) 2 (1.96) 13 (2.81)
Tree mixture 12 (4.78) 9 (8.26) 21 (5.83) 4 (5.63) 1 (3.23) 5 (4.90) 26 (5.63)
Cockroach (B. germanica) 17 (6.77) 6 (5.5) 23 (6.39) 2 (2.82) 0 (0) 2 (1.96) 25 (5.41)
Mosquito 17 (6.77) 4 (3.67) 21 (5.83) 1 (1.41) 0 (0) 1 (0.98) 22 (4.76)
HDM (D.farinae) 17 (6.77) 4 (3.67) 21 (5.83) 2 (2.82) 0 (0) 2 (1.96) 23 (4.98)
HDM (D.pter) 20 (7.97) 7 (6.42) 27 (7.5) 3 (4.23) 0 (0) 3 (2.94) 30 (6.49)
Tyrophagus putrescens* 40 (15.94) 22 (20.18) 62 (17.22) 4 (5.63) 0 (0) 4 (3.92) 66 (14.29)
Alternaria alternata 17 (6.77) 9 (8.26) 26 (7.22) 4 (5.63) 0 (0) 4 (3.92) 30 (6.49)
Weed mixture 9 (3.59) 7 (6.42) 16 (4.44) 3 (4.23) 0 (0) 3 (2.94) 19 (4.11)
Mopani worm 36 (14.34) 18 (16.51) 54 (15) 10 (14.08) 2 (6.45) 12 (11.76) 66 (14.29)
Mopane tree leaves 33 (13.15) 16 (14.68) 49 (13.61) 10 (14.08) 3 (9.68) 13 (12.75) 62 (13.42)

*p < 0.05