Prevalence of skin prick test positivity and asthma in population based studies comparing different populations or the same population over time
Reference | Population | No. | Age | % with +ve skin prick test | % with doctor diagnosed asthma or ‘asthma’ |
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Comparisons of populations | |||||
Charpin et al 40 | Marseille | 4008 | 18–65 | 285-150 | 4 |
Briancon | 1055 | 18–65 | 105-150 | 2 | |
Von Mutius24 | Munich | 4451 | 9–11 | 37 | 9 |
Leipzig/Halle | 2335 | 9–11 | 18 | 7 | |
Leung and Ho41 | Malaysia | 321 | 16 | 64 | 3 |
Hong kong | 471 | 14 | 58 | 7 | |
China | 647 | 16 | 49 | 2 | |
Peat et al 42 | Sydney | 1339 | 8–11 | 42 | 24 |
West Sydney | 904 | 8–11 | 42 | 28 | |
Moree/Narrabi | 770 | 8–11 | 40 | 31 | |
Wagga Wagga | 850 | 8–11 | 40 | 29 | |
Belmont | 926 | 8–11 | 39 | 38 | |
Broken Hill | 794 | 8–11 | 37 | 30 | |
Lismore | 805 | 8–11 | 35 | 31 | |
Nowacket al 43 | Hamburg | 1159 | 20–44 | 36 | 2 |
Erfurt | 731 | 20–44 | 30 | 1 | |
Yemaneberhan44 | Rural Ethiopia | 861 | 5–70+ | 125-150 | 1 |
Urban Ethiopia | 2194 | 5–70+ | 45-150 | 4 | |
Wieringaet al 45 | Urban Antwerp | 319 | 20–44 | 265-150 | 7 |
Suburban Antwerp | 337 | 20–44 | 175-150 | 4 | |
Comparisons of time periods | |||||
Peat et al 46 | Busselton 1981 | 553 | 18–55 | 39 | 9 |
Busselton 1990 | 1028 | 18–55 | 41 | 16 | |
Peatet al 47 | Belmont 1982 | 718 | 8–10 | 28 | 9 |
Belmont 1992 | 873 | 8–10 | 29 | 38 | |
Wagga Wagga 1982 | 769 | 8–10 | 30 | 13 | |
Wagga Wagga 1992 | 795 | 8–10 | 35 | 30 | |
Von Mutiuset al 48 | Leipzig/Halle 1991/2 | 1492 | 9–11 | 19 | 4 |
Leipzig/Halle 1995/6 | 2311 | 9–11 | 27 | 4 |
↵5-150 Skin prick positivity to house dust mites.