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. 2025 Mar;80(3):890-892.
doi: 10.1111/all.16398. Epub 2024 Nov 18.

Prevalence Survey on Oral Allergy Syndrome in Patients With Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis in Yamanashi, Japan

Ayumi Shimamura  1 , Hiroki Ishii  1 , Tomokazu Matsuoka  1 , Daisuke Watanabe  1 , Takaaki Yonaga  1 , Keisuke Masuyama  1   2 , Daiju Sakurai  1
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Prevalence Survey on Oral Allergy Syndrome in Patients With Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis in Yamanashi, Japan

Ayumi Shimamura et al. Allergy. 2025 Mar.
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FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Age group distribution and sAR onset. (A) Age group distribution of survey respondents by sex. (B) Seasonal allergic rhinitis onset among teenagers at each onset timing. p‐values are determined using χ 2 test. ***p < 0.001.
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
OAS prevalence and sAR severity. (A) OAS among patients with sAR. (B) OAS by duration since sAR onset among patients under 30 years. (C) Severity of subjective allergic symptoms in 2021. (D) OAS in patients with symptoms. p‐values are determined using χ 2 test, and Bonferroni correction is applied in (A) and (D). *p < 0.01, **p < 0.001, ***p < 0.001. OAS, oral allergy syndrome; sAR, seasonal allergic rhinitis.
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