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Risk Factors Associated with Severe Systemic Allergic Reaction after Wasp Sting in Subjects with a History of European Hornet Sting Allergy Cover

Risk Factors Associated with Severe Systemic Allergic Reaction after Wasp Sting in Subjects with a History of European Hornet Sting Allergy

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|Mar 2024

Figures & Tables

Results of analysis of association between severe SAR after a wasp sting in hornet sting allergic patients and selected risk_

Risk factor for SSAR after a wasp stingCategoryNtotNhornet/Ncat (%)p
Severe SAR after European hornet stingNo680/41 (0.0%)0.005
Yes 4/27 (14.8%)
GenderFemale681/18 (5.6%)0.945
Male 3/50 (6.0%)
Age0–40653/29 (10.3%)0.203
41+ 1/36 (2.8%)
Carrying out farm workNo682/34 (5.9%)1.000
Yes 2/34 (5.9%)
Type of living environmentRural682/45 (4.4%)0.492
Urban 2/23 (8.7%)
Family history of Hymenoptera allergyNo683/53 (5.7%)0.885
Yes 1/15 (6.7%)
Time between two stings0–2 years680/25 (0.0%)0.051
>3 years 4/43 (9.3%)
History of asthmaNo684/67 (6.0%)0.727
Yes 0/1 (0.0%)
Accompanying diseasesNo684/60 (6.7%)0.309
Yes 0/8 (0.0%)
Concentrations of sIgELow681/7 (14.3%)0.646
Moderate 2/35 (5.7%)
High 1/26 (3.8%)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjph-2024-0010 | Journal eISSN: 1854-2476 | Journal ISSN: 0351-0026
Language: English
Page range: 66 - 72
Submitted on: Sep 25, 2023
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Accepted on: Dec 5, 2023
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Published on: Mar 20, 2024
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2024 Simona Perčič, Mitja Košnik, Lijana Zaletel Kragelj, Lidija Bojanić, Andreja Kukec, published by National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
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