Table 1

The prevalence of sensitisation to each kind of aeroallergen in age groups

HDMsPet allergensCockroachesMixed mouldWeed pollensTree pollens
1–9 years (n=948) 83.1% (788/948)30.2% (286/948)11.6% (110/948)11.1% (105/948)2.4% (23/948)4.6% (44/948)
10–19 years (n=798)91.4% (729/798)25.1% (200/798) 18.5% (148/798)8.9% (71/798)3.8% (30/798)5.1% (41/798)
20–29 years (n=1079)84.2% (909/1079)20.8% (224/1079)28.1% (303/1079)7.7% (83/1079) 8.0% (86/1079)8.9% (96/1079)
30–39 years (n=786) 82.7% (650/786)18.3% (144/786)24.8% (195/786)8.3% (65/786)6.2% (49/786)9.9% (78/786)
40–49 years (n=315)83.2% (262/315)19.4% (61/315)23.2% (73/315)8.9% (28/315)10.5% (33/315)10.2% (32/315)
50–59 years (n=108)68.5% (74/108)25.9% (28/108)19.4% (21/108)9.3% (10/108)14.8% (16/108)15.7% (17/108)
≥60 years (n=51)70.6% (36/51)21.6% (11/51)21.6% (11/51)15.7% (8/51)13.7% (7/51)9.8% (5/51)
p Value*<0.05<0.05<0.050.18<0.05<0.05
p Value†<0.010.300.400.31<0.01<0.05
  • *Linear-by-linear association.

  • †Simple linear regression.

  • HDM, house dust mite.