Table 1. Baseline and Phadiatop positivity in the study population.

Class§	Asthma group (n)*						Non-asthma group (n)*
	Phadiatop	hx2	mx2	tx4	wx5		Phadiatop	hx2	mx2	tx4	wx5
1	21	13	20	9	7		5	3	1	0	0
2	36	33	13	12	12		12	9	0	2	2
3	25	14	3	1	3		7	3	0	1	1
4	28	31	1	0	0		2	3	0	0	0
5	17	13	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0
6	7	7	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0
Total	134	111	37	22	22		26	18	1	3	3

*, the number of serum samples tested positive by Phadiatop or by previous ImmunoCAP assays (for hx2, mx2, tx4 and wx5); ^§, the positive responses are classified by the total Phadiatop or ImmunoCAP sIgE levels as follows: class 1, ≥0.35 and <0.70 kU_A/L; class 2, ≥0.70 and <3.50 kU_A/L; class 3, ≥3.50 and <17.50 kU_A/L; class 4, ≥17.50 and <50.00 kU_A/L; class 5, ≥50.00 and <100.00 kU_A/L; class 6, ≥100.00 kU_A/L. hx2, house dust mix; mx2, molds and yeasts mix; tx4, tree pollen mix; wx5, weed mix.