| Allergen groups |
Graves'disease (n=149) |
Hashimoto's thyroiditis (n=110) |
Controls (n=65) |
Total |
| D (dust mite I-II) |
33(22, 1%) |
25(22, 7%) |
7(10, 8%) |
65(20, 1%) |
| T (alder, birch, hazel) |
25a(16,8%) |
7a (6,4%) |
6 (9,2%) |
38(11, 7%) |
| W (mugwort, plantain, ragweed) |
35b(20, 1%) |
12b(10, 9%) |
10(10, 8%) |
57(15, 7%) |
| G (grass-mixture) |
30(26, 8%) |
14(12, 7%) |
7(10, 8%) |
51(15, 7%) |
| E (cat, dog and other epithella, feather-mixture) |
40(26, 8%) |
23(20, 9%) |
19(29, 2%) |
82(25, 3%) |
| M (molds*) |
10(6, 7%) |
4(3, 6%) |
4(6, 2%) |
18(5,6%) |
| Total |
149 |
110 |
65 |
324 |
| aP< 0.02 and bP<0.015 *Alternaria, Aspergillus, Cladosoporium, Penicillium |
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