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Table 1 Characteristics of the patient group

From: Difference in symptom severity between early and late grass pollen season in patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis

 

2007

2008

Number

80

84

Mean age (SD)

33.5 (9.6)

34.5 (10.1)

Sex (M/F)

30/50

33/51

Mono grass pollen allergy1

19

18

Medication use2

  

   Oral antihistamine

63

65

   Nasal antihistamine

4

3

   Nasal cromoglicate

4

8

   Nasal steroid

16

19

   Eye drops antihistamine

5

9

   Eye drops cromoglicate

8

9

   Inhalation medication

5

3

  1. 1Number of patients exclusively positive in the skin prick test for grass pollen
  2. 2Number of patients indicating their specific medication use during the anamnesis