Table 4.
Association between allergen specific IgE (asIgE) and skin prick test reactivity (SPT) to house dust mite and cockroach stratified by presence and absence of A. lumbricoides and/or T. trichiura infection or anti-Ascaris IgE
| A. lumbricoides and or T. trichiura infection | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative (n=112) | Positive (n=251) | |||||
| SPT Positive n(%)/N | OR (95% CI) | P-value | SPT Positive n(%)/N | OR (95% CI) | P-value | |
| Any asIgE levels (kU/L) | ||||||
| < 0.70 | 6 (8.33)/72 | 1.0 | 10 (5.3)/189 | 1.0 | ||
| ≥ 0.70 | 15 (47.5)/40 | 14.04 (3.44–57.29) | <0.001 | 22 (35.5)/62 | 9.16 (2.39–35.07) | 0.002 |
| Anti-Ascaris IgE (kU/L) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 0.70 (n = 131) | ≥ 0.70 (n = 245) | |||||
| SPT positive n(%)/N | OR (95% CI) | P-value | SPT positive n(%)/N | OR (95% CI) | P-value | |
| Any asIgE (kU/L) | ||||||
| < 0.70 | 6 (5.2)/116 | 1.0 | 10 (6.5)/155 | 1.0 | ||
| ≥ 0.70 | 11 (73.3)/15 | 44.19 (3.40–373.80) | 0.005 | 31 (34.4)/90 | 8.80 (2.64–29.28) | 0.001 |
ORs estimated by logistic regression model with survey estimation and adjusted by age, sex and maternal allergic diseases.