Table 1.
Study Group Definition (n of Children) | Elevated Total IgE (61) | tIgE > 5× Normal Range (13) | Cow’s Milk sIgE (6) | Egg White sIgE (10) | sIgE ≥ 0.35 KIU/L for Any Tested Allergen (17) | sIgE ≥ 0.7 KIU/L for Any Tested Allergen (13) | sIgE > 0.7 KIU/L for ≥2 Allergens (7) | sIgE > 0.35 KIU/L for ≥2 Allergens (10) |
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Mean age (months) | 156 | 157 | 158 | 156 | 160 | 159 | 159 | 160 |
Mean age in the rest of UC population | 158 | 161 | 106 | 126 | 123 | 121 | 111 | 101 |
p | 0.43 | 0.39 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.003 | 0.008 | 0.006 | 0.005 |
Mean PUCAI | 39.7 | 42.7 | 36.7 | 38 | 37.4 | 40 | 45 | 39.5 |
Mean PUCAI in the rest of UC population | 40.1 | 39.7 | 40.1 | 40 | 40.2 | 39.9 | 39.9 | 40 |
p | 0.5 | 0.32 | 0.26 | 0.29 | 0.42 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 |