Association of @entity13377 sensitization with @entity66 in pediatric XXXX @entity1 .

@entity1 @entity7370 @entity66 @entity13377 @entity566 @entity56
BACKGROUND: The extent to which the sensitization to the @entity13377 @entity13377 (BG) affects onset/presence of @entity7370 ( @entity7370 ) in @entity1 is unknown. OBJECTIVES: The present work was aimed to assess the prevalence of BG sensitization in an outpatient pediatric population from an @entity566 clinic, the association with @entity56 , and the effect of age in @entity1 with @entity56 sensitization. METHODS: Five hundred and four consecutive @entity1 with at least one positive skin test to a panel of 17 food and inhalant allergens, including BG, and with personal history of @entity66 , were enrolled in an Allergy Unit of Palermo, Mediterranean area of Southern Italy. A questionnaire was administered to obtain data on epidemiologic and clinical characteristics. Atopy index was computed as the number of the individual positive skin prick tests. Logistic regression was used to estimate the associations between age classes and BG sensitization and @entity7370 , as well as the population-attributable risk (PAR) for @entity7370 . RESULTS: Prevalence of BG sensitization was 10.5% (5.2% and 15.8% in lower and upper age classes respectively, p=0.0001). Atopy index significantly increased from the lower to the higher age class (p<0.0001). The older age class (OR 3.12; 95% CI 1.57-6.19) and a higher atopy index (OR 37.16; 95% CI 5.04-274.13) were recognized as main risks factors for BG sensitization. CONCLUSION: In the upper age class, the PAR of BG sensitization for @entity7370 was 20.6%. BG sensitization increases in the higher ages, along with atopic index, and BG sensitization is associated with rhinoconjunctivis in older @entity56 @entity1 .
