| EGEA | SAPALDIA | ECRHS | B58C | AGRI | BAKERY | |
| HMW allergen exposed | ||||||
| Subjects n | 192 | 121 | 214 | 1337 | 683 | 263 |
| Age years | 43.4±14.0 | 48.6±10.0 | 41.5±7.1 | 45.2±0.4 | 28.6±12.6 | 39.9±10.8 |
| Males % | 29 | 12 | 14 | 33 | 83 | 95 |
| Asthma n | 85 | 53 | 82 | 216 | 256 | 136 |
| Adult-onset asthma | 35 (41) | 37 (70) | 59 (72) | 124 (57) | NA# | NA# |
| No asthma n | 107 | 68 | 132 | 1121 | 427 | 127 |
| HMW allergen exposures | ||||||
| Latex | 129 (67) | 102 (84) | 161 (75) | 853 (64) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Animal proteins | 33 (17) | 1 (0.8) | 15 (7.0) | 198 (15) | 475 (70) | 0 (0) |
| Fish or shellfish | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.4) | 19 (1.4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Flour | 13 (6.8) | 7 (5.7) | 8 (3.7) | 82 (6.1) | 57 (8.3) | 263 (100) |
| Other plant antigens | 5 (2.6) | 3 (2.4) | 4 (1.9) | 169 (13) | 143 (21) | 0 (0) |
| Mite and insect antigens | 20 (10) | 10 (8.3) | 30 (14) | 183 (14) | 66 (9.7) | 0 (0) |
| Enzymes | 9 (4.7) | 5 (4.1) | 10 (4.7) | 66 (4.9) | 0 (0) | 263 (100) |
| HMW allergen unexposed | ||||||
| Subjects n | 724 | 669 | 1202 | 1364 | ||
| Age years | 42.0±15.1 | 53.7±10.7 | 43.5±7.1 | 45.2±0.4 | ||
| Males % | 39 | 48 | 42 | 36 | ||
| Asthma n | 294 | 276 | 347 | 201 | ||
| Adult-onset asthma | 94 (32) | 162 (59) | 186 (54) | 113 (56) | ||
| No asthma | 430 | 393 | 855 | 1163 |
Data are presented as mean±sd or n (%), unless otherwise stated. HMW: high molecular weight; NA: not available. #: age of asthma onset is not available in the industrial cohorts.