Airway responsiveness and atopy in families of patients with asthma

Table 5: Prevalence of sensitivity to categories of allergens according to parents' sensitivity

Parent(s) with sensitivity to allergen; % of children with sensitivity

Allergen Mother Father Both One or both parents Neither

Animal dander 11 16 8 36* 19

Dust 16 16 12 44 33

Dust mites 13 11 13 38 29

Tree pollens 17 12 13 43* 24

Grass pollens 13 16 15 44* 27

Moulds 8 3 2 13 19

*Significant difference between prevalence of the child having sensitivity when one or both parents also have sensitivity and when neither parent has sensitivity.

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Table 5: Prevalence of sensitivity to categories of allergens according to parents' sensitivity
	Parent(s) with sensitivity to allergen; % of children with sensitivity
Allergen	Mother	Father	Both	One or both parents	Neither
Animal dander	11	16	8	36*	19
Dust	16	16	12	44	33
Dust mites	13	11	13	38	29
Tree pollens	17	12	13	43*	24
Grass pollens	13	16	15	44*	27
Moulds	8	3	2	13	19
*Significant difference between prevalence of the child having sensitivity when one or both parents also have sensitivity and when neither parent has sensitivity.