However, regarding dog allergy, in the 7 years and older group, the sensitivity to dogs, which was 5.6% before the pandemic, had decreased to 2.6% during the pandemic, and this decrease was found to be statistically highly significant (p<0.001).
When comparing the age groups, the frequency of cat allergy in the 7-years and older group was found to have decreased compared to the pre-pandemic period, and the statistical difference was close to significance (p=0.08).
The internal age-group comparison revealed that the frequency of cat allergy among those seven years and older had decreased compared to the pre-pandemic period, and the statistical difference was very close to significance (p=0.08).