Table 2.
Distribution of allergens in AR children of different genders and different ages.
| Allergen | Total n = 2,316 | Genders | Ages | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male n = 1,480 (%) | Female n = 836 (%) | χ2 | P (P < 0.05) | 1–3 n = 102 (%) | 3–7 n = 988 (%) | 7–14 n = 1,226 (%) | χ 2 | P (P < 0.05) | ||
| D. pteronyssinus | 1,674 (72.3%) | 1,101 (74.4%) | 573 (68.5%) | 9.129 | 0.003 | 48 (47.1%)a | 627 (63.5%)b | 999 (81.5%)c | 122.571 | 0 |
| D. farinae | 1,520 (65.6%) | 1,010 (68.2%) | 510 (61%) | 12.409 | 0 | 35 (34.3%)a | 542 (54.9%)b | 943 (76.9%)c | 164.407 | 0 |
| B. tropicalis | 1,477 (63.8%) | 962 (65%) | 515 (61.6%) | 2.669 | 0.102 | 40 (39.2%)a | 568 (57.5%)b | 869 (70.9%)c | 70.319 | 0 |
| Cat hai | 389 (16.8%) | 252 (17%) | 137 (16.4%) | 0.184 | 0.668 | 26 (25.5%)a | 143 (14.5%)b | 220 (17.9%)a,b | 10.487 | 0.005 |
| Dog hair | 602 (26%) | 389 (26.3%) | 213 (25.5%) | 0.18 | 0.671 | 29 (28.4%) | 252 (25.5%) | 321 (26.2%) | 0.46 | 0.795 |
| Cockroach | 602 (26%) | 389 (26.3%) | 213 (25.5%) | 0.18 | 0.671 | 18 (17.6%) | 267 (27%) | 317 (25.9%) | 4.251 | 0.119 |
| Silk | 178 (7.7%) | 113 (7.6%) | 65 (7.8%) | 0.015 | 0.903 | 5 (4.9%) | 66 (6.7%) | 107 (8.7%) | 4.398 | 0.111 |
| Short ragweed | 473 (20.4%) | 291 (19.7%) | 182 (21.8%) | 1.461 | 0.227 | 19 (18.6%) | 224 (22.7%) | 230 (18.8%) | 5.363 | 0.068 |
| Artemisia pollen | 58 (2.5%) | 34 (2.3%) | 24 (2.9%) | 0.72 | 0.396 | 0 (0%) | 30 (3%) | 28 (2.3%) | 4.01 | 0.135 |
| Scandent hop | 140 (6%) | 72 (4.9%) | 68 (8.1%) | 10.053 | 0.002 | 6 (5.9%) | 68 (6.9%) | 66 (5.4%) | 2.17 | 0.338 |
| Quinoa | 392 (16.9%) | 251 (17%) | 141 (16.9%) | 0.003 | 0.954 | 12 (11.8%)a | 188 (19%)a | 192 (15.7%)a | 6.434 | 0.04 |
| Juniper | 125 (5.4%) | 70 (4.7%) | 55 (6.6%) | 3.578 | 0.059 | 7 (6.9%) | 53 (5.4%) | 65 (5.3%) | 0.453 | 0.797 |
| Sycamores | 316 (13.6%) | 196 (13.2%) | 120 (14.4%) | 0.559 | 0.454 | 10 (9.8%) | 140 (14.2%) | 166 (13.5%) | 1.52 | 0.468 |
| Willow trees | 208 (9%) | 141 (9.5%) | 67 (8%) | 1.495 | 0.221 | 7 (6.9%) | 84 (8.5%) | 117 (9.5%) | 1.311 | 0.519 |
| Bluegrass | 186 (8%) | 123 (8.3%) | 63 (7.5%) | 0.434 | 0.51 | 5 (4.9%) | 75 (7.6%) | 106 (8.6%) | 2.239 | 0.326 |
| Acer negundo | 175 (7.6%) | 106 (7.2%) | 69 (8.3%) | 0.911 | 0.34 | 4 (3.9%) | 69 (7%) | 102 (8.3%) | 3.416 | 0.181 |
| Smoke spergillus | 158 (6.8%) | 103 (7%) | 55 (6.6%) | 0.122 | 0.727 | 8 (7.8%)a,b | 48 (4.9%)b | 102 (8.3%)a | 10.487 | 0.005 |
| Candida | 258 (11.1%) | 152 (10.3%) | 106 (12.7%) | 3.132 | 0.077 | 10 (9.8%)a,b | 83 (8.4%)b | 165 (13.5%)a | 14.33 | 0.001 |
| Egg yolk | 329 (14.2%) | 225 (15.2%) | 104 (12.4%) | 3.345 | 0.067 | 18 (17.6%) | 145 (14.7%) | 166 (13.5%) | 1.616 | 0.446 |
| Egg white | 543 (23.4%) | 346 (23.4%) | 197 (23.6%) | 0.01 | 0.919 | 37 (36.3%)a | 292 (29.6%)a | 214 (17.5%)b | 54.408 | 0 |
| Milk | 1,111 (48%) | 737 (49.8%) | 374 (44.7%) | 5.481 | 0.019 | 56 (54.9%)a,b | 518 (52.4%)b | 537 (43.8%)a | 18.372 | 0 |
| Peanut/soybean | 322 (13.9%) | 205 (13.9%) | 117 (14%) | 0.009 | 0.923 | 14 (13.7%) | 144 (14.6%) | 164 (13.4%) | 0.659 | 0.719 |
| Sesame | 75 (3.2%) | 44 (3%) | 31 (3.7%) | 0.921 | 0.337 | 4 (3.9%) | 30 (3%) | 41 (3.3%) | 0.324 | 0.85 |
| Wheat/Buckwheat | 252 (10.9%) | 157 (10.6%) | 95 (11.4%) | 0.314 | 0.575 | 11 (10.8%) | 111 (11.2%) | 130 (10.6%) | 0.226 | 0.893 |
| Cashew nuts | 70 (3%) | 50 (3.4%) | 20 (2.4%) | 1.772 | 0.183 | 1 (1%) | 32 (3.2%) | 37 (3%) | 1.609 | 0.447 |
| Beef/Mutton | 422 (18.2%) | 287 (19.4%) | 135 (16.1%) | 3.772 | 0.052 | 22 (21.6%) | 178 (18%) | 222 (18.1%) | 0.805 | 0.668 |
| Fish | 193 (8.3%) | 123 (8.3%) | 70 (8.4%) | 0.003 | 0.958 | 8 (7.8%) | 89 (9%) | 96 (7.8%) | 1.027 | 0.598 |
| Shrimp/Crab | 425 (18.4%) | 297 (20.1%) | 128 (15.3%) | 8.067 | 0.005 | 21 (20.6%) | 185 (18.7%) | 219 (17.9%) | 0.628 | 0.731 |
| Peach/Apple | 160 (6.9%) | 105 (7.1%) | 55 (6.6%) | 0.221 | 0.638 | 6 (5.9%) | 63 (6.4%) | 91 (7.4%) | 1.105 | 0.575 |