Descriptive statistics
A total of 180 children (94 with mosquito allergy and 86 healthy controls) with a median age of 6.8 years (IQR 5.5-9.3) were enrolled. Characteristics of the study groups are presented in Table 1. There were no significant differences between the children with mosquito allergy and healthy controls in terms of age, sex, and skin prick test positivity to mosquito allergen. Atopy (35.1% vs. 11.6%, p<0.001) and grass pollen sensitization (28.7% vs. 8.1%, p<0.001) were significantly more frequent in children with mosquito allergy and they had significantly higher eosinophil counts and total IgE levels compared to healthy controls.