Table 1 Subjects’ who underwent nasal challenge demographic data

Male/ female, N

7/3

2/4

1/6

Age, years, mean ± SEM

29.63 ± 3.27

34.25 ± 5.89

33.71 ± 3.62

Duration of rhinitis symptoms, years, mean ± SEM

17.33 ± 5.79

10.40 ± 3.61

N/A

Duration of asthma symptoms, years, mean ± SEM

N/A

6.00 ± 3.67

N/A

Blood eosinophils, x10/9

0.28 ± 0.08*

0.19 ± 0.03*

0.07 ± 0.03

Blood eosinophils, %

4.43 ± 1.17**

2.36 ± 0.68

1.16 ± 0.31

Serum IgE, kU/l

211.36 ± 83.75*

388.43 ± 133.88**

27.99 ± 10.08

Eosinophils in nasal secretion, %

11.50 ± 7.90

6.50 ± 3.67

4.43 ± 2.73

Allergy to other allergens than HDM, N (%)

6 (60.00%)

5 (83.30%)

N/A