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Such variation may be partly attributable to systematic effects introduced by patient characteristics, differing exposures, patient selection, or methodological differences.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title><jats:p>To examine the amount of variation of patient characteristics in terms of the <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">MOAHLFA<\/jats:styled-content> index and of the proportion of patients with at least one positive reaction to the (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">E<\/jats:styled-content>uropean) baseline series (\u2018<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">P<\/jats:styled-content>\u2019 measure), and to examine potential reasons for the variation.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A retrospective analysis was performed of patch test data from 63\u2009530 consultations collected by 53 departments from 12 countries participating in the <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">E<\/jats:styled-content>uropean <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">S<\/jats:styled-content>urveillance <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">S<\/jats:styled-content>ystem on <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">C<\/jats:styled-content>ontact <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">A<\/jats:styled-content>llergies (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">ESSCA<\/jats:styled-content>) (\n<jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xlink:href=\"http:\/\/www.essca-dc.org\">www.essca\u2010dc.org<\/jats:ext-link>) between 2009 and 2012.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Considerable variation in the prevalence of the <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">MOAHLFA<\/jats:styled-content> factors between departments was found, caused, for example, by differing specializations (e.g. occupational dermatology) or patient characteristics. Notable variation concerning the \u2018<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">P<\/jats:styled-content>\u2019 measure was observed; however, larger national networks (contributing to the <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">ESSCA<\/jats:styled-content>) tend to have quite similar ranges of this measure.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Data from one department per country give valuable insights into the spectrum of contact allergy prevalence rates in that country, but are not as representative as national data pooled from several departments.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/cod.12409","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,5,13]],"date-time":"2015-05-13T10:18:00Z","timestamp":1431512280000},"page":"82-90","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":40,"title":["Characteristics of patients patch tested in the <scp>E<\/scp>uropean <scp>S<\/scp>urveillance <scp>S<\/scp>ystem on <scp>C<\/scp>ontact <scp>A<\/scp>llergies (<scp>ESSCA<\/scp>) network, 2009\u20132012"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"73","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4498-3710","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Wolfgang","family":"Uter","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology Friedrich\u2010Alexander University Erlangen\u2010N\u00fcrnberg  91054 Erlangen Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Olaf","family":"Gefeller","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology Friedrich\u2010Alexander University Erlangen\u2010N\u00fcrnberg  91054 Erlangen Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ana","family":"Gim\u00e9nez\u2010Arnau","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dermatology Hospital del Mar, Institut Mar d'Investigacions Mediques, Universitat Aut\u00f3noma  08003 Barcelona Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Peter","family":"Frosch","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dermatology University of Witten\/Herdecke and Klinikum Dortmund (formerly)  44137 Dortmund Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jeanne","family":"Duus Johansen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dermato\u2010Allergology National Allergy Research Centre, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen  2900 Hellerup Denmark"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Marie\u2010Louise","family":"Schuttelaar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Dermatology University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen  9700 RB Groningen The Netherlands"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Thomas","family":"Rustemeyer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dermatology VU University Medical Centre  1081 HV Amsterdam The Netherlands"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Francesca","family":"Larese Filon","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health Occupational Medicine, University of Trieste  IT\u201034129 Trieste Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Aleksandra","family":"Dugonik","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dermatology University Medical Centre Maribor  2000 Maribor Slovenia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Andreas","family":"Bircher","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Allergy Unit, Department of Dermatology University Hospital  4031 Basel Switzerland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mark","family":"Wilkinson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Spire Hospital  Leeds LS8 1NT UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2015,5,13]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_5_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"245","DOI":"10.2340\/0001555560245249","article-title":"Comparison of patch test results in two adjacent areas of England. 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