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Published in final edited form as: Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2011 Jan 26;106(3):245–251. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2010.12.006

Table 3.

Relationship of cord blood IgE levels to clinical outcomes at age 18–21

Clinical outcomes		n	Cord blood IgE (kU/L) Geometric Mean (95% CI)	Wilcoxon rank sum p-value
Current Asthma	- Yes	54	0.27 (0.19, 0.38)	0.17
Current Asthma	- No	610	0.21 (0.19, 0.23)

Ever diagnosed with asthma by age 18	- Yes	145	0.22 (0.18, 0.27)	0.49
Ever diagnosed with asthma by age 18	- No	519	0.21 (0.19, 0.23)

Self report of ever having eczema/atopic dermatitis	- Yes	73	0.24 (0.18, 0.31)	0.43
Self report of ever having eczema/atopic dermatitis	- No	586	0.21 (0.19, 0.23)

Ever diagnosed with eczema or atopic dermatitis	- Yes	57	0.25 (0.19, 0.34)	0.29
Ever diagnosed with eczema or atopic dermatitis	- No	599	0.21 (0.19, 0.23)

Current eczema or atopic dermatitis (self- report or doctor diagnosis)	- Yes	34	0.29 (0.19, 0.44)	0.20
	- No	621	0.21 (0.19, 0.23)

Self report of allergic rhinitis	- Yes	70	0.24 (0.19, 0.31)	0.14
Self report of allergic rhinitis	- No	579	0.21 (0.19, 0.23)

Doctor diagnosis of allergic rhinitis	- Yes	34	0.22 (0.15, 0.32)	0.82
Doctor diagnosis of allergic rhinitis	- No	609	0.21 (0.15, 0.32)