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. 2015 May 11;10(5):e0126455. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0126455

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