Table 2 Skin prick tests on study participants
All Children (0-13 yrs) | male children (0-13 yrs) | female children (0-13 yrs) | older siblings | mothers | fathers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 359 | 190 | 169 | 61 | 130 | 100 |
SPT done n (%) | 232 (65%) | 118 (62%) | 114 (67%) | 26 (65%) | 106(74%) | 52(48%) |
SPT positive n (% of performed) | 38 (16%) | 24(20%) | 14 (12%) | 7(27%) | 29(27%) | 13(25%) |
Monosensitized (% of pos.)/polysensitized | 27/11 | 17 (71%) /7 | 10 (71%) /4 | 2 (29%) /5 | 16 (55%) /13 | 8 (62%) /5 |
Reaction to timothy grass n (% of positive tests) | 12(32%) | 24(49%) | ||||
Reaction to birch n (% of positive tests) | 8 (21%) | 16 (33%) | ||||
Reaction to HDM (D.far/pter) n (% of pos.) | 13(34%) | 11(22%) | ||||
Reaction to animals (cat, dog, horse) n (%of pos.) | 8 (21%) | 7 (14%) | ||||
Reaction to moulds n (% of positive tests) | 7 (18%) | 3 (6%) | ||||
Reaction to cockroach | 4 (11%) | 4 (8%) | ||||