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Table 2 Maternal antecedents of allergic diseases (n = 326)

From: Particular characteristics of allergic symptoms in tropical environments: follow up to 24 months in the FRAAT birth cohort study

Phenotype

n (%)

Current asthma

21 (6.44)

Duration of asthma (Mean, SD)

14.0 ± 9.01 years

Current rhinitis

84 (25.7)

Eczema

0 (0)

Food allergy

23 (7.1)

Drug allergy

5 (1.5)

Family history of asthma*

53 (16.3)

Allergic sensitization (n = 265)**

n (%)

Any allergy symptom (%)***

Atopy (at least 1 positive test)

93 (35)

(50.5)

Mite sensitized

82 (30.9)

(54.8)

D. pteronyssinus

59 (22.3)

(59.3)

B. tropicalis

61 (23.0)

(54)

Cockroach

12 (4.5)

(58)

Cat

7 (2.6)

(42)

Dog

7 (2.6)

(57)

Molds (Pen, Asp, Alt)

8 (3.0)

(100)

Pollens (Art, Phl, Bet, Acacia)

7 (2.6)

(57)

  1. †Probability of exposure in non-wheezers (ρ 0 = 0.05)
  2. ‡Probability of exposure in non-wheezers (ρ 0 = 0.26)
  3. *Asthma in parents, grand-parents and/or siblings
  4. ** As defined by skin tests
  5. *** Asthma, rhinitis, reported food allergy
  6. SD: Standard deviation