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. 2011 Jun 15;6(6):e20842. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0020842

Table 1. Correlation between total IgE (kU/L) and test results.

Double sensitization Mono sensitization Double negative p
BAT 54.3 (24.5; 217.3) 64.7 (36.9; 151.0) 58.9 (22.7; 112.0) 0.463
ADVIA 117.0 (50.9; 397.6) 51.7 (30.3; 123.4) 35.9 (10.4; 142.4) 0.008
IDT 88.7 (45.2; 252.0) 53.9 (29.4; 103.5) 35.3 (8.7; 69.0) 0.014
CAP 90.8 (48.9; 230.0) 43.3 (29.1; 64.2) 28.0 (10.6; 66.0) 0.000
Immulite 87.2 (42.6; 246.0) 51.5 (19.6; 87.5) 8.0 (2.7; 95.6) 0.006

In all tests except in the BAT, double sensitized patients showed higher levels of total IgE (tIgE) compared to mono sensitized patients. Conversely, double negative patients had lower tIgE levels compared to mono- and double sensitized patients.