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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Dis Esophagus. 2015 Mar 23;29(6):558–562. doi: 10.1111/dote.12356

Table 3.

Stratified analysis of EoE cases and controls by atopic status

Alpha gal positive (n, %)
EoE cases Controls p
Any atopy (n = 72) 11 (29) 5 (15) 0.15
No atopy (n = 28) 1 (8) 5 (31) 0.14

Asthma (n = 35) 6 (38) 2 (11) 0.06
No asthma (n = 65) 6 (18) 8 (26) 0.42

Eczema (n = 9) 3 (75) 0 (0) 0.02
No eczema (n = 91) 9 (20) 10 (22) 0.76

Rhinitis (n = 65) 9 (26) 5 (16) 0.31
No rhinitis (n = 35) 3 (19) 5 (26) 0.60

Food allergy (n=32) 6 (38) 3 (19) 0.24
No food allergy (n = 68) 6 (18) 7 (21) 0.76