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Table 1 The prevalence of spider mite allergy from included studies

From: Epidemiology of spider mite sensitivity: a meta-analysis and systematic review

Study

Prevalence (%) [95% CI]

% Weight

Country

Sample Size

Tetranychus urticae

Astarita et al. [33]

40.0

9.6

70.4

1.21

Italy

10f,a

Astarita et al. [34]

78.3

66.3

90.2

3.30

Italy

46f,a

Astarita et al. [35]

6.0

4.5

7.5

4.77

Italy

960f,a

Delgado et al. [31]

66.7

47.8

85.5

2.24

Spain

24f,a

Jee et al. [29]

32.0

19.1

44.9

3.12

Korea

50npo

Jeebhay et al. [28]

22.1

16.2

28.0

4.32

South Africa

190f,a

Johansson et al. [27]

25.8

10.4

41.2

2.72

Sweden

31f,a

Kim et al. [8]

9.9

8.7

11.1

4.78

Korea

2467r,u,a

Kim et al. [22]

4.3

3.9

4.8

4.80

Korea

8595nao,u,c

Kim et al. [25]

16.6

13.2

19.9

4.63

Korea

465f,nao,a

Kim et al. [24]

19.8

18.0

21.7

4.75

Korea

1806u

Kronqvist et al. [21]

24.0

15.4

32.5

3.89

Sweden

96f,a

Lee et al. [20]

28.0

26.9

29.0

4.78

Korea

7182c,a

Navarro et al. [16]

25.3

19.8

30.8

4.38

Spain

241f,a

Seedat et al. [15]

46.0

32.2

59.8

2.98

South Africa

50u,r,c,a

Sub-total

      

 D + L pooled prevalence

27.0

20.5

33.5

56.67

  

 I–V pooled prevalence

8.7

8.4

9.1

   

Panonychus citri

Ashida et al. [32]

83.3

62.2

104.4

1.98

Japan

12f,a

Kim et al. [26]

21.8

19.8

23.8

4.74

Korea

1629nco,c

Kim et al. [22]

15.6

14.8

16.4

4.79

Korea

8029nco,c

Kim et al. [23]

14.3

13.5

15.2

4.79

Korea

6332r,c

Kim et al. [14]

23.0

14.8

31.2

3.94

Korea

100nco,c

Kim et al. [9]

16.6

11.2

22.0

4.39

Korea

181f,a

Lee et al. [19]

14.2

12.1

16.3

4.73

Korea

1037nco,c

Lee et al. [18]

1.3

0.60

2.00

4.79

Korea

1000u,nco,c

Min et al. [17]

14.9

11.3

18.5

4.61

Korea

375nco,c

Sub-total

      

 D + L pooled prevalence

18.2

12.4

24.0

38.76

  

 I–V pooled prevalence

10.3

9.9

10.8

   

Panonychus ulmi

Kim et al. [25]

23.2

19.4

27.1

4.58

Korea

465f,naf,a

Sub-total

      

 D + L pooled prevalence

23.2

19.4

27.1

4.58

  

 I–V pooled prevalence

23.2

19.4

27.1

   

Overall

      

D + L pooled prevalence

22.9

19.0

26.8

100.00

  

I–V pooled prevalence

9.5

9.2

9.7

   
  1. Populations considered in these studies: f, farmers (either outdoor or greenhouse workers); naf, living near apple farms; nco, living near citrus orchards; npo, living near pear orchards; r, rural (unspecified adjacency to specific crop types); u, urban; c, children; a, adults