Research Article

Impact of the COVID-19 Epidemic on Inhalant Allergen Sensitization in Children

Table 4

Differences in the number of allergens sensitized before and during COVID-19.

Number of allergensBefore COVID-19 (n = 12,484) n (%)During COVID-19 (n = 17,422) n (%)χ2P

010,648 (85.3)11,331 (65.0)1621.815<0.001
11,060 (8.5)3,137 (18.0)
2707 (5.7)2,227 (12.8)
349 (0.4)526 (3.0)
412 (0.1)139 (0.8)
>48 (0.1)82 (0.5)

Note. This table shows the proportion of people with different positive allergen numbers in the population before and during COVID-19.