Table 3. Associations between anti-Toxocara IgG seropositivity and specific IgE (defined by (≥0.35 and ≥0.70 kU/L) and skin prick test (SPT) reactivity in 1,148 children.
Anti-ToxocaraIgG seropisitivity | #IgE (≥0.35 kU/L) | #IgE (≥0.70 kU/L) | #SPT | |||
n (%) | *OR (95%CI) | n (%) | *OR (95% CI) | n (%) | *OR (95%CI) | |
Negative (n = 608 53.0%) | 269 (44.2) | 1 | 209 (34.4) | 1 | 205 (33.7) | 1 |
Positive (n = 540 47.0%) | 288 (53.3) | 1.51 (1.18; 1.94) | 213 (39.4) | 1.34 (1.03;1.73) | 146 (27.0) | 0.74 (0.57; 0.97) |
For at least one of the tested allergens;
OR adjusted by gender, maternal schooling, parental asthma, mold, sewage system, infection by A.lumbricoides and T. Trichuris;
Shown are strata of optical densities to represent antibody levels; Boldface numbers show those that are statistically significant at P<0.05.