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Table 2 Univariable association between sensitisation to other aeroallergens and sensitisation to Blattella germanica (BG)

From: Sensitisation to Blattella germanica among adults with asthma in Yaounde, Cameroon: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Total n = 184 (%)

Sensitisation to BG n = 47 (%)

No sensitisation to BG n = 137 (%)

Crude OR (95% CI)

p

Sensitisation to Dermatophagoïdes pteronyssinus

93 (50.5)

33 (70.2)

60 (43.8)

3.03 (1.49-6.16)

0.002

Sensitisation to Dermatophagoïdes farinae

88 (47.8)

31 (66.0)

57 (41.6)

2.72 (1.36-5.44)

0.004

Sensitisation to Blomia tropicalis

85 (46.2)

36 (76.6)

49 (35.8)

5.88 (2.75-12.57)

<0.001

Sensitisation to Alternaria

32 (17.4)

18 (38.3)

14 (10.2)

5.43 (2.43-12.22)

<0.001

Sensitisation to cat dander

13 (7.1)

6 (12.8)

7 (5.1)

2.72 (0.86-8.55)

0.099

Sensitisation to dog dander

7 (3.8)

2 (4.3)

5 (3.6)

1.17 (0.22-6.26)

1.000

  1. OR, odds ratio.