Table 1. Clinical details of the study population and reactions to tested allergens.
Subject no. | Age (yr.) | Sex | Work related complaints | Total IgE (kU/L) | rCof a 1 | rCof a 2 | rCof a 3 | ImmunoCAP k70 (green coffee beans) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coffee workers | 1 | 52 | m | c, r, ct | 35.1 | - | - | + | - |
2 | 41 | m | c, r, ct | 7.7 | - | - | - | - | |
3 | 49 | m | c, r, ct | 2.8 | - | - | - | - | |
4 | 53 | m | r, ct | 42.7 | + | + | + | - | |
5 | 46 | m | c, u, ct | 235 | - | - | - | + | |
6 | 47 | m | c, u, ct | 52.7 | - | - | + | - | |
7 | 42 | m | c, r. ct | 29.9 | - | - | - | - | |
8 | 54 | m | c, u, ct | 49.6 | - | - | + | - | |
9 | 41 | m | c, r, ct | 64.5 | + | + | - | - | |
10 | 54 | m | c, r, ct | 499 | - | - | - | - | |
11 | 47 | m | r, ct | 256 | - | - | - | - | |
12 | 33 | m | r, ct | 45.2 | - | - | - | - | |
13 | 54 | m | c, r, ct | 12.7 | - | + | - | - | |
14 | 34 | m | c, r, ct | 52 | - | - | - | - | |
15 | 45 | m | c, r, u, ct | 39.7 | - | - | - | - | |
16 | 29 | m | c, r, u, ct | 39.2 | - | + | - | - | |
17 | 38 | m | c, r, ct | 658 | - | - | - | + | |
18 | 48 | m | c, r, u, ct | < 2.0 | + | - | - | - | |
Control group | 1 | 34 | f | none | 12.5 | - | - | - | - |
2 | 50 | f | none | 72.8 | - | - | - | - | |
3 | 54 | f | none | 8.1 | - | - | - | - | |
4 | 25 | f | none | 40.9 | - | - | - | - | |
5 | 35 | m | none | 65.3 | - | - | - | - | |
6 | 38 | m | none | 17.1 | - | - | - | - | |
7 | 31 | m | none | 35.1 | - | - | - | - | |
8 | 29 | m | none | 48.3 | - | - | - | - |
m: male; f: female
c: conjunctivitis; r: rhinitis; u: urticaria; ct: chest tightness
-: no significant reaction; + positive reaction