Table 2. Total IgE and BW-specific IgE levels in BW-allergic and BW-tolerant groups.

Variable	BW-allergic (n=26)	BW-tolerant (n=11)	P value
Total IgE (kUA/L)			0.232
Median	390	187
Minimum	20	5
Maximum	5,000	2,292
BW-sIgE (kUA/L)			<0.001*
Median	7.71	0.08
Minimum	0.37	0.05
Maximum	100	1.27

BW, buckwheat; BW-sIgE, buckwheat-specific immunoglobulin E.

^*P=0.063, adjusted for ages by linear regression analysis.