Table 1

Allergic status of atopic or non-atopic* participants as reported by operators of the Vegatest. Figures are numbers (percentages for each substance)

“Allergic”“Non-allergic”Allergic status not determinedTotal
 Atopic volunteers:
 Cat dander61 (24)195 (76)2 (1)258
 House dust mite73 (28)183 (71)3 (1)259
 Distilled water66 (26)188 (73)3 (1)257
 Total200 (26)566 (73)8 (1)774
 Non-atopic volunteers:
 Cat dander59 (22)209 (78)1 (<1)269
 House dust mite78 (29)191 (70)2 (1)271
 Distilled water63 (23)202 (75)5 (2)270
 Total200 (25)602 (74)8 (1)810
  • * Determined previously by skin prick tests.