Table 1.

Patients' demography and specific immunoglobulin (Ig)E OD values

Demographic variables (n = 14)
Male (%)	9 (64·3%)
Female (%)	5 (35·7%)
Age group (years)	19–41
*FVC % predicted, mean	72 ± 6
†FEV1 % predicted, mean	74·5 ± 3·2
FEV1/FVC % predicted, mean	95·8 ± 2·7
Intradermal test report (wheal size)
Histamine	+++
Periplaneta americana	+++
Specific IgE ‡OD values
P. americana	0·52–0·81 (control IgE = 0·14 ± 0·02)
Per a 10	0·43–0·67 (control IgE = 0·09 ± 0·01)

^*FVC = forced vital capacity;

^†FEV₁ = forced expiratory volume in 1 s

^‡OD = optical density.