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Table 6 Inter-disease distribution of allergen sensitization

From: Allergens sensitization among children with allergic diseases in Shanghai, China: age and sex difference

Allergens

Asthma (n = 4193) (n, %)

Rhinitis (n = 17,336) (n, %)

Food allergy (n = 715) (n, %)

Conjunctivitis (n = 915) (n, %)

Eczema/atopic dermatitis (n = 8523) (n, %)

Urticaria (n = 5348) (n, %)

Multiple allergic disease (n = 2896) (n, %)

Dust mite

1022 (24.4)

3434 (19.8)

65 (9.1)

161 (17.6)

1049 (12.3)

355 (6.6)

730 (25.2)

House mite

2133 (50.9)

6562 (37.9)

114 (15.9)

340 (37.2)

2313 (27.1)

1028 (19.2)

1517 (52.4)

Cat epithelium

364 (8.7)

1399 (8.1)

47 (6.6)

75 (8.2)

827 (9.7)

407 (7.6)

300 (10.4)

Dog epithelium

245 (5.8)

1082 (6.2)

34 (4.8)

59 (6.4)

473 (5.5)

306 (5.7)

233 (8.0)

Cockroach

65 (1.6)

389 (2.2)

15 (2.1)

18 (2.0)

150 (1.8)

81 (1.5)

55 (1.9)

Mold

703 (16.8)

2662 (15.4)

57 (8.0)

132 (14.4)

912 (10.7)

515 (9.6)

498 (17.2)

Grass

38 (0.9)

231 (1.3)

9 (1.3)

9 (1.0)

129 (1.5)

30 (0.6)

60 (2.1)

Trees

150 (3.6)

827 (4.8)

32 (4.5)

30 (3.3)

443 (5.2)

193 (3.6)

136 (4.7)

Mulberry

44 (1.0)

156 (0.9)

7 (1.0)

7 (0.8)

148 (1.7)

40 (0.7)

45 (1.6)

Amaranth

56 (1.3)

187 (1.1)

18 (2.5)

9 (1.0)

130 (1.5)

42 (0.8)

41 (1.4)

Aeroallergen

2696 (64.3)

9635 (55.6)

236 (33.0)

484 (52.9)

3789 (44.5)

1939 (36.3)

1942 (67.1)

Milk

680 (16.2)

2967 (17.1)

158 (22.1)

186 (20.3)

1686 (19.8)

972 (18.2)

574 (19.8)

Beef

71 (1.7)

323 (1.9)

16 (2.2)

21 (2.3)

131 (1.5)

63 (1.2)

50 (1.7)

Nut

372 (8.9)

1271 (7.3)

99 (13.8)

60 (6.6)

1109 (13.0)

328 (6.1)

364 (12.6)

Egg

714 (17.0)

2779 (16.0)

180 (25.2)

162 (17.7)

1857 (21.8)

765 (14.3)

656 (22.7)

Crab

264 (6.3)

813 (4.7)

63 (8.8)

40 (4.4)

660 (7.7)

215 (4.0)

255 (8.8)

Shrimp

206 (4.9)

635 (3.7)

43 (6.0)

29 (3.2)

506 (5.9)

148 (2.8)

198 (6.8)

Mango

29 (0.7)

89 (0.5)

12 (1.7)

4 (0.4)

91 (1.1)

33 (0.6)

30 (1.0)

Food allergen

1380 (32.9)

5326 (30.7)

306 (42.8)

312 (34.1)

3426 (40.2)

1634 (30.6)

1174 (40.5)

Overall allergen

3054 (72.8)

11,345 (65.4)

397 (55.5)

599 (65.5)

5370 (63.0)

2764 (51.7)

2228 (76.9)