Dermatology Research and Practice / 2020 / Article / Tab 5 / Research Article
The Effect of Atopy in the Prevalence of Contact Sensitization: The Experience of a Greek Referral Center Table 5 Frequencies of the most prevalent allergens in the population with atopic dermatitis (AT), with respect to the blue-collar (BlC) population, as well as the male and female BlC population.
AT positive (n = 692) AT-positive blue collars (n = 174) AT-positive blue-collar males (n = 37) AT-positive blue-collar females (n = 137) Absolute frequency f (%) total populationf (%) AT-positive blue collarsAbsolute frequency f (%) total populationf (%) AT-positive malesAbsolute frequency f (%) total populationf (%) AT-positive femalesNickel sulphate 5% 50 2.53 28.74 8 0.40 21.62 42 2.12 30.66 Fragrance mix (I) 8% 27 1.37 15.52 3 0.15 8.11 24 1.21 17.52 Potassium dichromate 0.5% 17 0.86 9.77 7 0.35 18.92 10 0.51 7.30 Cobalt chloride 1% 14 0.71 8.05 4 0.20 10.81 10 0.51 7.30 Balsam of Peru 25% 14 0.71 8.05 5 0.25 13.51 9 0.46 6.57 Paraphenylenediamine 1% 13 0.66 7.47 1 0.05 2.70 12 0.61 8.76 Ethylenediamine 1% 13 0.66 7.47 3 0.15 8.11 10 0.51 7.30 Thiuram mix 1% 10 0.51 5.75 5 0.25 13.51 5 0.25 3.65 Thiomersal 0.1% 7 0.35 4.02 2 0.10 5.41 5 0.25 3.65 Formaldehyde 2% 7 0.35 4.02 2 0.10 5.41 5 0.25 3.65 Budesonide 0.01% 6 0.30 3.45 1 0.05 2.70 5 0.25 3.65 5-Chloro-2-methyl-4-itz-3 4 0.20 2.30 1 0.05 2.70 3 0.15 2.19 Neomycin sulphate 20% 4 0.20 2.30 0 0.00 0.00 4 0.20 2.92 Colophony 20% 4 0.20 2.30 0 0.00 0.00 4 0.20 2.92 Benzocaine 5% 4 0.20 2.30 1 0.05 2.70 3 0.15 2.19 Paratertiary butylphenol 1% 3 0.15 1.72 0 0.00 0.00 3 0.15 2.19 Mercury 0.05% 3 0.15 1.72 1 0.05 2.70 2 0.10 1.46 Epoxy resin 1% 3 0.15 1.72 3 0.15 8.11 0 0.00 0.00 Mercapto mix 2% 2 0.10 1.15 0 0.00 0.00 2 0.10 1.46 Quaternium-15 1% 1 0.05 0.57 0 0.00 0.00 1 0.05 0.73 Paraben mix 15% 1 0.05 0.57 0 0.00 0.00 1 0.05 0.73 Quinoline mix 6% 1 0.05 0.57 0 0.00 0.00 1 0.05 0.73 Wool alcohols 30% 1 0.05 0.57 1 0.05 2.70 0 0.00 0.00 Black rubber mix 0.1% 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 Benzalkonium chloride 0.1% 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 Primin 0.01% 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 Phenylmercuric acetate 0.05% 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 Hydroquinone 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 Petrolatum control 100% 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 MBT 2% 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00