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.