Table 2.
Comparison of anaphylaxis triggers in the adults and older adults.
| Adults (18–64 years) n (%) | Older adults (≥65 years) n (%) | pa | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 887 (91.3) | 84 (8.7) | |
| Drug | 554 (62.4) | 62 (73.8) | 0.039 |
| NSAIDs | 248 (44.7) | 24 (38.7) | 0.905 |
| Antibiotics | 214 (38.6) | 26 (41.9) | 0.166 |
| Beta lactams | 173 (81) | 20 (77) | 0.635 |
| Non-beta lactams | 41 (19) | 6 (23) | 0.635 |
| Proton pump inhibitors | 23 (4.2) | 2 (3.2) | 0.907 |
| Contrast agents | 17 (3.0) | 1 (1.6) | 0.637 |
| Local anesthetics | 12 (2.1) | 1 (1.6) | 0.901 |
| Insect venom | 226 (25.5) | 17 (20.2) | 0.289 |
| Vespula spp. | 80 (35.4) | 7 (41.2) | 0.833 |
| Apis mellifera | 62 (27.4) | 5 (29.4) | 0.720 |
| Apis mellifera + Vespula spp. | 63 (27.9) | 4 (23.5) | 0.419 |
| Unknown | 21 (9.3) | 1 (5.9) | 0.488 |
| Food | 76 (8.6) | 1 (1.2) | 0.017 |
| Egg whole | 13 | 0 | – |
| Walnut | 12 | 0 | – |
| Peanut | 10 | 1 | 0.958 |
| Peach | 10 | 0 | – |
| Almond | 8 | 0 | – |
| Latex | 12 (1.4) | 1 (1.2) | 0.901 |
| Idiopathic | 19 (2.1) | 3 (3.6) | 0.400 |
NSAID, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
a
Chi Square test (data were shown as number and percentages)