Table 2 Comparison between positive skin test and negative skin test children
From: Sensitization to inhaled allergens in asthmatic children in southern Jordan: a cross-sectional study
| Â | Positive Skin Test | Negative Skin Test |
Males | 126 (68.1%) | 59 (31.9%) |
Females | 60 (65.2%) | 32 (34.8%) |
Allergic Conjunctivitis* | 65 (78.3%) | 18 (21.7%) |
Eczema | 51 (69%) | 22 (30%) |
Allergic Rhinitis | 135 (68.2) | 63 (31.8%) |
Systemic Steroids | 116 (67.4%) | 56 (32.6%) |
Family History of Asthma: | 77 (68.8%) | 35 (31.2) |
GINAa Classification: | ||
 Intermittent | 74 (64.35%) | 41 (35.7%) |
 Mild persistent | 48 (64.9%) | 26 (35.1%) |
 Moderate Persistent | 53 (75.7%) | 17 (24.3%) |
 Severe Persistent | 11 (61.1%) | 7 (38.9%) |
 History of admission to hospital | 104 (66.2%) | 53 (33.8%) |
 Asthma control test score | N, Mean ± EM | #, Mean ± EM |
|  | 181, 16.5 ± 0.39 | 85, 17.08 ± 0.54 |