Table 3 Demographic characteristics of patients in the tree pollen study
1000 UA/day | Placebo | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Reaction | No reaction | ||
Patient population | |||
n | 59 | 17 | 94 |
Male | |||
n | 26 | 10 | 34 |
% | 44.1 | 58.8 | 36.2 |
Female | |||
n | 33 | 7 | 60 |
% | 55.9 | 41.2 | 63.8 |
Mean age | |||
yr | 45.54 | 49.41 | 46.73 |
SD | 13.30 | 13.86 | 11.96 |
Mean duration of rhinitis | |||
yr | 21.32 | 22.29 | 20.63 |
SD | 14.48 | 14.22 | 12.43 |
Bronchial asthma | |||
n | 18 | 5 | 24 |
% | 30.5 | 29.4 | 25.5 |
Atopic dermatitis | |||
n | 0 | 0 | 1 |
% | 0 | 0 | 1.1 |
Birch pollen | |||
n | All | ||
% | 100 | ||
Alder pollen | |||
n | 57 | 17 | 89 |
% | 98.3a | 100 | 96.7b |
Grass pollen | |||
n | 31 | 12 | 57 |
% | 52.5 | 70.6 | 60.6 |
Rye pollen | |||
n | 30 | 12 | 49 |
% | 50.8 | 70.6 | 52.1 |
Hazel pollen | |||
n | 50 | 15 | 74 |
% | 84.7 | 88.2 | 78.7 |
House dust mite | |||
n | 21 | 3 | 25 |
% | 35.6 | 17.6 | 26.6 |
Cat dander | |||
n | 21 | 7 | 37 |
% | 35.6 | 41.2 | 39.4 |
Dog dander | |||
n | 16 | 4 | 30 |
% | 27.1 | 23.5 | 31.9 |
Alternaria | |||
n | 12 | 1 | 19 |
% | 20.3 | 5.9 | 20.2 |