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Prevalences of positive skin test responses to 10 common allergens in the US population: Results from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

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Arbes Jr., Samuel J., Gergen, Peter J., Elliott, Leslie, Zeldin, Darryl C.·2005·Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
DOI 10.1016/j.jaci.2005.05.017
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Background Allergy skin tests were administered in the second and third National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES II and III) conducted in the United States from 1976 through 1980 and 1988 through 1994, respectively.Objectives This study estimated positive skin test response rates in NHANES III and identified predictors of one or more positive test responses. Comparisons with NHANES II were also made.Methods In NHANES III, 10 allergens and 2 controls were tested in all subjects aged 6 to 19 years and a random half-sample of subjects aged 20 to 59 years. A wheal-based definition of a positive test response was used.Results In NHANES III, 54.3% of the population had positive test responses to 1 or more allergens. Prevalences were 27.5% for dust mite, 26.9% for perennial rye, 26.2% for short ragweed, 26.1% for German cockroach, 18.1% for Bermuda grass, 17.0% for cat, 15.2% for Russian thistle, 13.2% for white oak, 12.9% for Alternaria alternata, and 8.6% for peanut. Among those with positive test responses, the median number of positive responses was 3.0. Adjusted odds of a positive test response were higher for the following variables: age of 20 to 29 years, male sex, minority race, western region, old homes, and lower serum cotinine levels. For the 6 allergens common to NHANES II and III, prevalences were 2.1 to 5.5 times higher in NHANES III.Conclusions The majority of the US population represented in NHANES III was sensitized to 1 or more allergens. Whether the higher prevalences observed in NHANES III reflect true changes in prevalence or methodological differences between the surveys cannot be determined with certainty.

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Authors
Arbes Jr., S. J., Gergen, P. J., Elliott, L., & Zeldin, D. C.
Affiliations
National Institutes of Health (US)
Corresponding author
Zeldin, Darryl C.
ORCID
Zeldin, Darryl C.
Venue
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2005-08
Volume
116
Issue
2
Pages
377-383
ISSN
0091-6749 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.jaci.2005.05.017
OpenAlex
W2017199648
Cited by
639
References
23
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FWCI
18.16
Type
journal article
Language
en
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www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
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  • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (publishedVersion)
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Funders
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Immunology and Allergy › Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Immunology and Allergy › Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research
Keywords
allergen sensitization, skin test reactivity, allergen prevalence, dust mites, Blattella germanica, Cynodon dactylon, cat allergen, Russian thistle, Quercus alba, Alternaria alternata, peanut allergens, NHANES III, NHANES II, serum cotinine
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Allergens, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Health Surveys, Humans, Infant, Male, Middle Aged, Nutrition Surveys, Skin Tests, United States, Prevalence

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