Analysis of Specific IgE Level in 1,215 Patients with Allergic Diseases in Harbin, China

Prevalence of allergen sensitization among 15,534 patients with suspected allergic diseases in Henan Province, China

“…16 However, cashew nut and mango were found to be the most frequently tested food allergens in this region which is inconsistent with other studies which reported that egg and cow's milk were the most frequently tested food allergens in China. 14,15 This results might be due to the difference in study population subsets, this study included more adults than children (66.16% vs 33.84%). Food allergic diseases occur more frequently in younger individuals, especially in children under 6 years of age.…”

“…14,20,26 However, this is the first large-scale study to report the prevalence of allergen sensitization among patients with suspected allergic diseases in Henan Province, a central region of China. The finding in this study may also be applicable in other provinces in the central region of China which have similar climates, lifestyles to Henan, but further studies are needed to provide evidence.…”

“…The overall allergen sensitization was reported 33.1% in a north region of China and 69.1% in a south region of China. 14,15 It seems that the overall allergen sensitization is higher in Henan province than that in north China but lower than that in south China. But the tested allergens sources were not so identical among these studies, we should not compare the difference directly.…”

Sensitization pattern affects the asthma risk in Finnish adult population

“…The comparisons of demographic data or SPT results between asthma and control groups were performed by conditional logistic regression and were reported as odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals. We formed four categories based on the number of SPTpositive reactions (0; 1-2; 3-5; [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]. Models between all skin prick test results and asthma were also tested for the following 14 potential confounding factors: smoking, allergic rhinitis, nasal polyps, education level, training, occupation field, childhood background in farm/countryside, previous/current exposure to dogs/cats, and parental asthma/allergy.…”

Current Trends and Investigative Developments in Wheat Allergy

“…At the next control over 10 years only 10% of the children had ongoing milk and/or wheat allergies [33]. Cow's milk (6.9%) and wheat (3.1%) were also the most common allergens identified in a large study of 5743 adult to pediatric patients [34].…”