Table 1.
Characteristics of allergic and control group
| Total number (male %) | Age (years) | Egg SPT weal diameter (mm)* | Egg-specific IgE (kU/L)* | Anti EBNA-1 IgG (RU/mL)* | Anti VCA IgG (RU/mL)* | Anti-VCA IgM | miR-BHRF1-1 (−ΔCt) | miR-BART1-5p (−ΔCt) | miR-BART7 (−ΔCt) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Controls |
34 (41.18) |
46.91 ± 9.02 |
ND |
< 0.35 |
83.13 (59.10-103.38) |
86.80 (53.97-122.05) |
NG |
10.99 ± 1.66 |
10.78 ± 1.39 |
10.72 ± 1.43 |
| |
|
|
|
|
25.20-141.32 |
26.00-170.00 |
|
|
|
|
| Egg allergic |
34 (41.18) |
48.47 ± 8.89 |
4.0 (3.5-5.5) |
7.51 (3.78-24.85) |
110.96 (71.13-132.34) |
96.98 (63.90-128.41) |
NG |
11.46 ± 1.77 |
12.54 ± 1.72 |
11.95 ± 1.58 |
| |
|
|
3.0-10.0 |
0.24-211.46 |
39.90-230.29 |
14.23-181.65 |
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|
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| p value | - | 0.475† | - | - | < 0.05‡ | 0.681‡ | - | 0.266† | < 0.001† | < 0.01† |
*, Data expressed as median in top row, interquartile range in the middle, and range in bottom row.
†, by Student t-test; ‡, by Mann–Whitney U-test.
SPT, skin prick test. ND, not determined. NG, negative.