Clinical Distinctness of Allergic Rhinitis in Patients with Allergy to Molds
Table 1
Characteristics of study groups.
Features
Total analyzed patients
Group M
Group D
Group P
Group V
Duration of allergy in years (±SD)
9.0 ± 4.2
6.4 ± 1.3
5.2 ± 7.2
6.1 ± 2.9
Residence: the village
24.4%
19.7%
22.1%
20.3%
Higher education
22.7%
24.5%
23.2%
19.9%
Allergy in the family
37.5%
34.5%
41.1%
40.1%
Allergy in childhood
32.1%
39.9%
28.7%
55.3%
Total serum IgE U/L (mean ± SD)
79.4 ± 14.6
133.4 ± 65.2
145.3 ± 78.2
155.6 ± 92.0
SD: standard deviation, group M: monovalent allergy to molds, group D: monovalent allergy to house dust mites, group P: monovalent allergy to pollens, and group V: multivalent allergy; significant differences between groups, .
