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Table 4 Confirmed and suspected inhalant allergens

From: Prevalence of asthma, aspirin sensitivity and allergy in chronic rhinosinusitis: data from the UK National Chronic Rhinosinusitis Epidemiology Study

 

Grass

HDM

Cat

Dog

Horse

Fungus/mould

Other pollens

Other inhalants

Number of participants with inhalant allergies

1

Self-reported RAST/SPT confirmed allergies

Control

6

6

5

1

2

4

5

0

16

CRSsNPs

48

48

27

15

3

4

13

1

93

CRSwNPs

67

101

50

30

7

14

26

16

177

AFRS

6

6

5

4

1

3

0

1

13

2

Suspected allergies

Control

4

4

7

1

1

2

4

0

21

CRSsNPs

18

22

7

4

1

7

29

3

95

CRSwNPs

15

28

12

5

0

6

26

2

106

AFRS

1

2

0

0

0

2

1

0

6

3

Combined confirmed and suspected allergies

Control

10

10

12

2

3

6

9

0

37

CRSsNPs

66

70

34

19

4

11

42

4

188

CRSwNPs

82

129

62

35

7

20

52

18

283

AFRS

7

8

5

4

1

5

1

1

19

Chi-Squared test (or Fisher exact) p-value

1

0.395

< 0.001

0.063

0.115

0.358

0.073

1

0.002

 

2

0.407

0.893

0.569

1

n/a

0.767

0.37

0.855

3

0.795

0.001

0.041

0.138

0.737

0.37

0.884

0.016