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. 2012 Nov 1;6(11):e1886. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001886

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)
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For at least one of the tested allergens;

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OR adjusted by gender, maternal schooling, parental asthma, mold, sewage system, infection by A.lumbricoides and T. Trichuris;

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Shown are strata of optical densities to represent antibody levels; Boldface numbers show those that are statistically significant at P<0.05.