The Effect of Atopy in the Prevalence of Contact Sensitization: The Experience of a Greek Referral Center

Table 3

Frequencies of the most prevalent allergens in the population with atopic dermatitis (AT), with respect to the total population, as well as the male and female population.

AT positive (n = 692)	AT positive (n = 692)			AT-positive males (n = 181)			AT-positive females (n = 511)
	Absolute frequency	f(%) total population	f(%) AT positive	Absolute frequency	f(%) total population	f(%) AT-positive males	Absolute frequency	f(%) total population	f(%) AT-positive females
Nickel sulphate 5%	205	10.36	29.62	19	0.96	10.50	186	9.40	36.40
Fragrance mix (I) 8%	101	5.11	14.60	17	0.86	9.39	84	4.25	16.44
Balsam of Peru 25%	65	3.29	9.39	24	1.21	13.26	41	2.07	8.02
Thiomersal 0.1%	60	3.03	8.67	15	0.76	8.29	45	2.28	8.81
Cobalt chloride 1%	55	2.78	7.95	9	0.46	4.97	46	2.33	9.00
Potassium dichromate 0.5%	42	2.12	6.07	12	0.61	6.63	30	1.52	5.87
Ethylenediamine 1%	38	1.92	5.49	11	0.56	6.08	27	1.37	5.28
Paraphenylenediamine 1%	36	1.82	5.20	3	0.15	1.66	33	1.67	6.46
Formaldehyde 2%	20	1.01	2.89	3	0.15	1.66	17	0.86	3.33
Neomycin sulphate 20%	20	1.01	2.89	4	0.20	2.21	16	0.81	3.13
5-Chloro-2-methyl-4-itz-3	18	0.91	2.60	1	0.05	0.55	17	0.86	3.33
Budesonide 0.01%	17	0.86	2.46	6	0.30	3.31	11	0.56	2.15
Thiuram mix 1%	16	0.81	2.31	6	0.30	3.31	10	0.51	1.96
Colophony 20%	12	0.61	1.73	3	0.15	1.66	9	0.46	1.76
Black rubber mix 0.1%	10	0.51	1.45	1	0.05	0.55	9	0.46	1.76
Benzocaine 5%	10	0.51	1.45	2	0.10	1.10	8	0.40	1.57
Paratertiary butylphenol 1%	8	0.40	1.16	2	0.10	1.10	6	0.30	1.17
Paraben mix 15%	8	0.40	1.16	3	0.15	1.66	5	0.25	0.98
Quaternium-15 1%	7	0.35	1.01	1	0.05	0.55	6	0.30	1.17
Mercapto mix 2%	7	0.35	1.01	0	0.00	0.00	7	0.35	1.37
Epoxy resin 1%	5	0.25	0.72	4	0.20	2.21	1	0.05	0.20
Primin 0.01%	4	0.20	0.58	2	0.10	1.10	2	0.10	0.39
Mercury 0.05%	4	0.20	0.58	1	0.05	0.55	3	0.15	0.59
Quinoline mix 6%	4	0.20	0.58	0	0.00	0.00	4	0.20	0.78
Wool alcohols 30%	3	0.15	0.43	1	0.05	0.55	2	0.10	0.39
Benzalkonium chloride 0.1%	2	0.10	0.29	0	0.00	0.00	2	0.10	0.39
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