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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2010 Sep;105(3):228–233. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2010.06.019

Table 4.

Can f 1 levels1 in homes with detectable levels only by residential characteristics, WHEALS cohort, Detroit, MI

Any dogs in the home
N GM2 Yes Range p-value3 N GM2 No Range p-value3
Environment <0.001 0.97
Suburban 113 2.72 1.75 – 4.24 155 0.057 0.046 – 0.070
Urban 107 0.53 0.35 – 0.80 148 0.057 0.046 – 0.070
Flooring type 0.69 0.46
Carpeted 172 1.31 0.89 – 1.91 308 0.057 0.049 – 0.067
Bare 57 1.09 0.60 – 1.99 64 0.045 0.035 – 0.058

1 dog homes (homes with detectable levels only) where dog is ever allowed inside
Dog allowed in baby’s bedroom Dog not allowed in baby’s bedroom
N GM2 Range p-value3 N GM2 Range p-value3

Environment 0.08 0.02
Suburban 61 3.45 1.88 – 6.33 30 1.66 0.71 – 3.84
Urban 22 1.13 0.37 – 3.42 50 0.49 0.27 – 0.89
Flooring type 0.46 0.08
Carpeted 54 2.84 1.39 – 5.80 60 1.00 0.56 – 1.80
Bare 28 2.07 0.90 – 4.72 18 0.34 0.12 – 0.95
1

All Can f 1 units are in mcg/g

2

Geometric Mean

3

Wilcoxon rank sum test