Table 2.
Association between serum zinc levels and allergic sensitization.
| Serum Zn level | p value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | |||
| Total IgE (U/mL) | Model 1 | 111.6 (93.8–132.7) | 93.8 (78.9–111.6) | 80.3 (66.0–97.6) | 83.9 (71.4–98.5) | 0.039 |
| Model 2 | 110.8 (93.1–131.9) | 94.3 (79.7–111.5) | 78.9 (65.4–95.3) | 84.5 (72.5–98.5) | 0.035 | |
| Model 3 | 111.4 (93.9–132.1) | 92.0 (77.6–109.0) | 76.7 (63.7–92.3) | 79.1 (68.4–91.6) | 0.009 | |
| Dermatophagoides farinae | Model 1 | 0.30 (0.23–0.40) | 0.23 (0.17–0.31) | 0.17 (0.13–0.23) | 0.23 (0.18–0.30) | 0.052 |
| Model 2 | 0.32 (0.24–0.42) | 0.23 (0.17–0.31) | 0.17 (0.13–0.22) | 0.21 (0.16–0.28) | 0.010 | |
| Model 3 | 0.33 (0.25–0.45) | 0.23 (0.17–0.31) | 0.17 (0.13–0.22) | 0.19 (0.15–0.25) | 0.004 | |
| Cockroach | Model 1 | 0.11 (0.088–0.137) | 0.10 (0.09–0.12) | 0.09 (0.07–0.12) | 0.09 (0.08–0.12) | 0.721 |
| Model 2 | 0.11 (0.089–0.138) | 0.10 (0.09–0.12) | 0.09 (0.07–0.11) | 0.09 (0.08–0.12) | 0.633 | |
| Model 3 | 0.11 (0.092–0.136) | 0.10 (0.08–0.11) | 0.09 (0.07–0.11) | 0.09 (0.08–0.11) | 0.429 | |
| Dog | Model 1 | 0.04 (0.035–0.051) | 0.03 (0.03–0.04) | 0.03 (0.02–0.03) | 0.03 (0.02–0.03) | <0.001 |
| Model 2 | 0.04 (0.036–0.052) | 0.03 (0.03–0.04) | 0.03 (0.02–0.03) | 0.03 (0.02–0.03) | <0.001 | |
| Model 3 | 0.04 (0.036–0.053) | 0.03 (0.03–0.04) | 0.03 (0.02–0.03) | 0.02 (0.02–0.03) | <0.001 | |
IgE, immunoglobulin E; Q1, 1st quartile; Q2, 2nd quartile; Q3, 3rd quartile; Q4, 4th quartile. *Model 1: not adjusted; Model 2: adjusted for age and sex; Model 3: adjusted for age, sex, body mass index, smoking, alcohol consumption, income, metabolic syndrome and serum vitamin D level.