Table 2 Test algorithm, allergens, number of patients and prevalence figures
From: Sensitization pattern to inhalant and food allergens in symptomatic children at first evaluation
Following-up allergens (if initial IgE test was positive) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country prevalence % (btested) | Prevalence and 95 % CI %a and totalb tested (a) (>0.35 kUA/L) | Group/ Cluster (see Fig. 3) | ||||
Italy | Spain | |||||
Grass | ||||||
Velvet grass (g13) | n.d. | 28.4 | (23.6–33.6) | (170) | X | |
Rye grass (g5) | 28.1 (170) | 13.2 (70) | 22.8 | (19.2–26.7) | (240) | X |
Timothy (g6) | 27.7 (170) | 12.6 (71) | 22.3 | (18.8–26.2) | (241) | X |
Bermuda grass (g2) | n.d. | 21.5 | (17.2–26.4) | (171) | X | |
Weed | ||||||
Common ragweed (w1) (Ambrosia | n.d. | 21.2 | (17.0–25.9) | (190) | X | |
artemisiif.) Wormwood (w5) (Artemisia absinthium) | n.d. | 11.7 | (8.4–15.7) | (170) | X | |
Wall pellitory (w19) (Par. Officin.) | n.d. | 10.2 | (7.1–14.0) | (170) | X | |
Wall pellitory (w21) (Par. judaica) | n.d. | 7.7 | (4.9–12.6) | (70) | - | |
Mugwort (w6) (Artemisia vulgaris) | n.d. | 7.2 | (3.9–12.0) | (70) | - | |
Goosefoot (w10) (Chenopodium album) | n.d. | 3.9 | (1.6–7.8) | (71) | - | |
Hdm | ||||||
Mite (d1) (dermatophagides pteronyssinus) | 19.1 (171) | 19.7 (71) | 19.3 | (16.0–23.0) | (242) | X |
Mite (d2) (dermatophagides farinae) | 20.1 (170) | 16.4 (71) | 18.8 | (15.5–22.5) | (241) | X |
Tree | ||||||
Olive (t9) | 16.4 (169) | 16.5 (70) | 16.5 | (13.3–20.0) | (239) | X |
Hazel (t4) | n.d. | 12.7 | (9.2–16.8) | (170) | X | |
Birch (t3) | 13.9 (170) | 3.8 (70) | 10.3 | (7.8–13.2) | (240) | X |
Food | ||||||
Milk (f2) | 19.4 (129) | 5.5 (33) | 14.7 | (11.5–18.5) | (162) | X |
Egg (f1) | 17.3 (129) | 9.0 (33) | 14.5 | (11.3–18.2) | (162) | X |
Wheat (f4) | 12.0 (129) | 5.5 (33) | 9.8 | (7.2–13.1) | (162) | X |
Fish (f3); | 0.0 (129) | 0.0 (33) | 0 | (162) | X | |
Peanut (f13) | 9.2 (128) | 6.3 (33) | 6.6 | (4.6–9.0) | (161) | X |
Soya bean (f14) | 7.1 (128) | 4,9 (33) | 5.1 | (3.3–7.3) | (161) | X |
Carrot (f31) | n.d. | 7.0 | (3.7–11.9) | (82b) | - | |
Tomato (f25) | n.d. | 5.8 | (2.8–10.4) | (82) | - | |
Potato (f35) | n.d. | 5.2 | (2.4–9.7) | (82) | - | |
Rice (f9) | n.d. | 4.1 | (1.7–8.2) | (82) | - | |
Meat (f27) | n.d. | 1.7 | (0.4–5.1) | (82) | - | |
Pets | ||||||
Dog (e5) | n.d. | 10.4 (72) | 10.4 | (6.4–15.8) | (72) | X |
Cat (e1); | 7.7 (169) | 9.3 (72) | 8.3 | (6.0–11.1) | (241) | X |
Cockroach (i6) | n.d. | 1.1 | (0.1–3.9) | (70) | - | |
Moulds | ||||||
Alternaria alternata (m6) | 6.8 (170) | 7.7 (70) | 7.1 | (5.0–9.7) | (240) | X |
Aspergillus fumigatus (m3) | 3.5 (344) | n.d. | 3.5 | (1.8–6.0) | (190) | X |
Cladosporium herbarun (m2) | 1.9 (170) | 2.2 (70) | 2.0 | (0.9–3.6) | (240) | X |