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Table 1 Clinical characteristics

From: High occurrence of antihistamine resistance in patients with recurrent idiopathic angioedema

 

Total group (n = 120)

Female (%)

78 (65%)

Male (%)

42 (35%)

Mean age at first consult (range)

 All patients

51 (13–86)

Duration of disease (%)

  < 1 year

44 (37%)

 1 to < 5 years

50 (42%)

 5 to < 10 years

14 (12%)

 10 years or >

12 (10%)

Family history with AE; first grade family membera (%)

 Unknown

51 (43%)

 No

59 (50%)

 Yes

10 (8%)

Referral (%)

 General practitioner

63 (53%)

 Secondary or tertiary treatment center

57 (48%)

Locations of AE attacks (%)

 Facial

105 (88%)

 Oropharyngeal

93 (78%)

 Laryngeal

28 (23%)

 Abdominal

8 (7%)

 Peripheral

37 (31%)

  1. aHereditary angioedema based on C1 esterase deficiency was excluded in patients with a positive family history by means of C4 screening