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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2011 Dec 23;23(2):195–201. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2011.01251.x

Table 2.

Model Parameter Estimates of Skin Prick Test Positive for Each Allergen Conditional on Predisposition for Atopy

Log odds αi* 95% CI Difficulty (δi)
Meadow fescue 2.76 1.35, 4.17 2.17
Timothy 2.27 1.33, 3.21 1.80
Maple mix 2.25 1.27, 3.23 2.01
Cladosporium 2.24 1.02, 3.46 2.48
White oak 1.88 1.00, 2.76 2.37
American elm 1.79 0.87, 2.71 2.63
Milk 1.51 0.53, 2.49 3.22
Penicillium 1.41 0.55, 2.27 3.13
Dog 1.22 0.57, 1.87 2.98
Cockroach 1.12 0.47, 1.77 3.25
Egg 1.11 0.58, 1.64 2.67
Cat 1.07 0.50, 1.64 2.98
Red cedar 1.03 0.48, 1.58 2.93
Aspergillus fumigatus 0.79 0.18, 1.40 4.29
Dust mite 0.77 0.24, 1.30 3.93
Alternaria 0.69 0.06, 1.32 4.95
Short ragweed 0.69 0.04, 1.34 5.04
*

The parameter estimates (αi) can be interpreted as the increase in log odds of SPT positivity to the allergen for a unit increase in predisposition for atopy.