RESULTS
Patient Population
Patient’s demographics and baseline characteristics are shown inTable 1 . The mean age of the predominantly female population
(61.4%) was 36.6 years. Average time between onset of AR symptoms and
initiation of SLIT treatment was 8 years. 36.1% had concomitant
allergic asthma. The proportion of polysensitized patients was 79%.
Main co-sensitizations were grass pollen (76.5%), tree pollen (54%),
and animal dander (48.5%).
The majority of patients completed the study (Figure 1 ).
Younger patients and patients treated by general practitioners (GP) were
more likely to discontinue treatment. Other categories did not differ
significantly.