Table 3 Number (%) of patients classified by the cause of urticaria in four different age-groups
From: Etiological and predictive factors of pediatric urticaria in an emergency context
Age | Total (n = 515) | Cause of urticaria | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Idiopathic (n = 177) | Drugs (n = 21) | Foods (n = 13) | Insect stings (n = 4) | Infection (n = 264) | Inhalation (n = 36) | ||
Median age (IQR), years | 7.08 (3.17–12.08) | 7.08 (3.17–12.08) | 12.58 (9.42–15.83) | 7 (4.58–15.83) | 1.25 (0.83–1.92) | 16.83 (9.125–17.455) | 3.96 (1.58–6.75) |
<=1 yr | 45 (8.74) | 1 (0.56) | 0 (0) | 6 (46.15) | 0 (0) | 37 (14.02) | 1 (2.78) |
1-6 yr | 211 (40.97) | 15 (8.47) | 10 (47.62) | 5 (38.46) | 1 (25) | 165 (62.5) | 15 (41.67) |
7-12 yr | 145 (28.16) | 78 (44.07) | 3 (14.29) | 2 (15.38) | 0 (0) | 51 (19.32) | 11 (30.56) |
13-18 yr | 114 (22.14) | 83 (46.89) | 8 (38.1) | 0 (0) | 3 (75) | 11 (4.17) | 9 (25) |