Table 1.
Basic characteristics of the study population
| Parameter | N | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 114 | 100 | ||
| Male | 76 | 66.7 | ||
| Age: | ||||
| Infants and small children (≤ 2 years) | 17 | 14.9 | ||
| Preschool children (3–5 years) | 32 | 28.1 | ||
| School children (6–11 years old) | 40 | 35.1 | ||
| Adolescents (12–17 years old) | 25 | 21.9 | ||
| Elicitors: | ||||
| Food | 40 | 35.1 | ||
| Drug | 6 | 5.3 | ||
| Venom | 54 | 47.4 | ||
| Allergen immunotherapy | 3 | 2.6 | ||
| Others | 4 | 3.5 | ||
| Unknown | 7 | 6.1 | ||
| Comorbidities: | ||||
| Allergic rhinitis | 49 | 43 | ||
| Asthma | 16 | 14 | ||
| Atopic dermatitis | 11 | 9.6 | ||
| Food allergy | 18 | 15.8 | ||
| Severity grade: | ||||
| According to Ring & Messmer: | ||||
| II | 39 | 34.2 | ||
| III | 75 | 65.8 | ||
| IV | 0 | 0 | ||
| According to Mueller: | ||||
| II | 1 | 0.9 | ||
| III | 28 | 24.6 | ||
| IV | 85 | 74.6 | ||
| Year of reported reaction: | ||||
| 2014 | 28 | 24.6 | ||
| 2015 | 21 | 18.4 | ||
| 2016 | 28 | 24.6 | ||
| 2017 | 23 | 20.2 | ||
| 2018 | 14 | 12.3 | ||