Table 1 Characteristics of the study population
From: Anaphylaxis triggers in a large tertiary care hospital in Qatar: a retrospective study
Characteristic | Total N = 1068 n (%) | Anaphylaxis N = 574 n (%) | GAR N = 132 n (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (Years) | ||||
  < 10 | 603 (56.3) | 300 (52.2) | 85 (64.3) | 0.009a |
 10–19 | 210 (19.7) | 109 (18.9) | 22 (16.6) | |
 20–55 | 209 (19.6) | 137 (23.8) | 21 (15.9) | |
 >. 55 | 46 (4.3) | 28 (4.8) | 4 (3.0) | |
Gender | Â | |||
 Male | 612 (57.3) | 315 (54.8) | 83 (62.8) | 0.095 |
 Female | 456 (42.7) | 259 (45.2) | 49 (37.1) | |
Nationality, N = 1067b | ||||
 Qatari | 438 (41.0) | 251 (43.7) | 63 (47.7) | 0.009 |
 Non-Qatari, Arab | 303 (28.4) | 162 (28.2) | 25 (18.9) | |
 Asian | 228 (21.4) | 118 (20.5) | 24 (18.1) | |
 Others | 98 (9.2) | 42 (7.3) | 20 (15.1) | |
Personal History | ||||
 Asthma | 357 (36.4) | 208 (36.2) | 68 (51.5) | <  0.001 |
 Atopic dermatitis | 326 (33.2) | 195 (33.9) | 66 (50) | <  0.001 |
 Urticaria/ angioedema | 254 (25.9) | 179 (31.1) | 36 (27.2) | 0.485 |
 Allergic rhinitis | 142 (14.5) | 81 (14.1) | 30 (22.7) | 0.009 |
Family History, N = 123 | ||||
 Atopy c | 70 (56.9) | 58 (10.1) | 8 (6.1) | 0.989 |
 Anaphylaxis | 6 (4.9) | 5 (0.8) | 1 (0.7) | |
Consanguinity, N = 33 | 30 (90.9) | 25 (4.3) | 2 (1.5) | 1.000* |