Analysis of Prevalence and Risk Factors of Contact Sensitization with respect to the Occupational Profiles in a Greek Patient Cohort: A Retrospective Analysis of a Greek Referral Centre and Future Perspectives

Table 3

Frequencies of the top-15 allergens of the EBS. Frequencies are presented in descending order calculated with respect to the WhC population (), for the total population as well as with respect to gender.

	White collars ()
	All white collars			Males ()			Females ()
	Absolute frequency	total population	white collar population	Absolute frequency	total population	male white collar population	Absolute frequency	total population	female white collar population
Nickel sulphate 5%	367	18.55%	26.93%	47	2.38%	10.15%	320	16.18%	35.56%
Fragrance mix (I) 8%	202	10.21%	14.82%	59	2.98%	12.74%	143	7.23%	15.89%
Balsam of Peru 25%	145	7.33%	10.64%	62	3.13%	13.39%	83	4.20%	9.22%
Thiomersal 0.1%	113	5.71%	8.29%	35	1.77%	7.56%	78	3.94%	8.67%
Cobalt chloride 1%	108	5.46%	7.92%	24	1.21%	5.18%	84	4.25%	9.33%
Ethylenediamine 1%	70	3.54%	5.14%	33	1.67%	7.13%	37	1.87%	4.11%
Potassium dichromate 0.5%	67	3.39%	4.92%	25	1.26%	5.40%	42	2.12%	4.67%
Paraphenylenediamine 1%	57	2.88%	4.18%	6	0.30%	1.30%	51	2.58%	5.67%
Neomycin sulphate 20%	44	2.22%	3.23%	9	0.46%	1.94%	35	1.77%	3.89%
CMIT	43	2.17%	3.15%	7	0.35%	1.51%	36	1.82%	4.00%
Formaldehyde 2%	43	2.17%	3.15%	13	0.66%	2.81%	30	1.52%	3.33%
Budesonide 0.01%	38	1.92%	2.79%	18	0.91%	3.89%	20	1.01%	2.22%
Colophony 20%	27	1.37%	1.98%	14	0.71%	3.02%	13	0.66%	1.44%
Black rubber mix 0.1%	24	1.21%	1.76%	4	0.20%	0.86%	20	1.01%	2.22%
Wool alcohols 30%	21	1.06%	1.54%	9	0.46%	1.94%	12	0.61%	1.33%