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Table 2 Prevalence of positive-specific IGE to common aeroallergen among allergic rhinitis patients

From: Serum allergen-specific IGE to common aeroallergens among allergic rhinitis patients in Egypt

 

Median/meana

Range

Negative

Positive

Cladosporiuma

4.03 ± 0.74

3.5–4.55

348 (98.3%)

6 (1.7%)

Alternaria alternata

2.5 (1.3–15.8)

0.36–100

297 (83.9%)

57 (16.1%)

Aspergillus niger

1.1 (0.53–1.8)

0.35–3.9

336 (94.9%)

18 (5.1%)

Aspergillus fumigatus

0.58 (0.4–2.2)

0.35–12.6

306 (86.4%)

48 (13.6%)

Penicillium notatum

0.36 (0.35–0.65)

0.35–0.93

342 (96.6%)

12 (3.4%)

Candida albicans

0.61 (0.37–0.85)

0.35–39

309 (87.3%)

45 (12.7%)

Birch pollen

0.52 (0.36–2)

0.35–11.2

270 (76.3%)

84 (23.7%)

Mix grasses pollen

1.31 (0.56–6.05)

0.35–22.2

306 (86.4%)

48 (13.6%)

Sun flower seed

1 (0.37–3.8)

0.35–16.6

321 (90.7%)

33 (9.3%)

Mite p (Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus)

1.6 (0.59–5.8)

0.35–31

249 (70.3%)

105 (29.7%)

Mite f (Dermatophagoides farinae)

2.75 (0.53–6.7)

0.34–75

288 (81.4%)

66 (18.6%)

Cat epithelium

14.5 (7.2–100)

0.53–100

315 (89.0%)

39 (11.0%)

Dog epithelium

0.66 (0.37–1.35)

0.35–30

318 (89.8%)

36 (10.2%)

Horse epithelium

3.99 (0.5–7.47)

0.5–7.47

348 (98.3%)

6 (1.7%)

Feather mixture

1.45 (0.83–2.05)

0.35–2.5

342 (96.6%)

12 (3.4%)

Cockroach

2 (1.65–5.25)

0.66–5.8

330 (93.2%)

24 (6.8%)

  1. All data were presented as median with IQR with numbers and percentages
  2. aData were presented as mean ± SD with number and percentages