Incidence of food and aero allergies among patients visiting Allergy center National Institute of Health (NIH), Islamabad Authors Sadaf Munir Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Bashir Institute of Health Sciences (BIHS), Islamabad, Pakistan Hammad Ahmad Department of Allied Health Sciences, Bashir Institute of Health Sciences (BIHS), Islamabad, Pakistan Tayyib Ayub Alvi Department of Liver Transplant, Quaid e Azam International Hospital (QIH), Rawalpindi, Pakistan Adnan Yousaf Department of Allied Health Sciences, Bashir Institute of Health Sciences (BIHS), Islamabad, Pakistan Shahzad Akhter Kazi Allergy Center, National Institute of Health, Islamabad, Pakistan Tayyeba Manzoor Department of Allied Health Sciences, Bashir Institute of Health Sciences (BIHS), Islamabad, Pakistan DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.1372 Abstract Objective: To identify the most common allergy type among patients visiting an urban allergy centre. Methods: The descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at the Allergy Centre of the National Institute of Health, Islamabad, Pakistan, from December 2019 to June 2020, and comprised subjects of either gender aged 20-50 years. Skin prick test was used to determine the skin reactivity for 11 common allergen extracts. Patients with a wheal diameter >3mm were considered positive. Data was analysed using SPSS 22. Results: Of the 100 patients, 55(55%) were males and 45(45%) were females. The overall mean age was 34.03±8.16 years. Majority of the respondents 93(93%) were sensitive to aeroallergen, 7(7%) to food allergens, and 2(2%) exhibited sensitivity against both types of allergens. Poly-sensitisation was found among 86(86%) respondents. Conclusion: Aeroallergens were found to be the main triggering factor for allergies compared to the food allergens. Continue... Downloads Full Text Article Published 2022-04-05 How to Cite Sadaf Munir, Hammad Ahmad, Tayyib Ayub Alvi, Adnan Yousaf, Shahzad Akhter Kazi, & Manzoor, T. (2022). Incidence of food and aero allergies among patients visiting Allergy center National Institute of Health (NIH), Islamabad. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 72(4), 654–657. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.1372 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 72 No. 4 (2022): APRIL Section RESEARCH ARTICLE