Prevalence of Allergies among University Students: A Study from Ajman, United Arab Emirates

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of university students.

Characteristic	Item	Number	Percentage
Gender	Male	85	33.3
	Female	170	66.7
Age	Mean ± standard deviation	20.1±2.58 years
Course	Medicine	150	58.8
	Dentistry	59	23.1
	Pharmacy	10	3.9
	Physical therapy	36	14.1
Length of stay	<1 year	39	15.3
	1–5 years	61	23.9
	5–10 years	37	14.5
	10–15 years	23	9.0
	≥15 years	95	37.3
Nationality	India	37	14.5
	Pakistan	38	14.9
	Other Asians	12	4.7
	Africa	36	14.1
	United Arab Emirates	31	12.2
	Other Middle Easterns	54	21.2
	Europe	10	3.9
	Others	37	14.5