Table E4. Absolute risks for persistence of ARbp up to age 16 years in relation to the number of IgE-reactive PR-10 proteins at 4 and 8 years of age, respectively.
| Transient | Persistent | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | No. | Percent | No. | Percent | 95% CI | |
| No. of PR-10 proteins at age 4 y (n = 19)† | ||||||
| 0 | 5 | 5 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0-52.2 |
| Bet v 1 only | 0 | — | — | — | — | |
| Bet v 1 and 1-3* | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 4 | 66.7 | 22.3-95.7 |
| Bet v 1 and ≥4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 100 | 63.1-100 |
| No. of PR-10 proteins at age 8 y (n = 66)‡ | ||||||
| 0 | 13 | 7 | 53.9 | 6 | 46.2 | 19.2-74.9 |
| Bet v 1 only | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 29.2-100 |
| Bet v 1 and 1-4* | 17 | 4 | 23.5 | 13 | 76.5 | 50.1-93.2 |
| Bet v 1 and ≥5 | 33 | 3 | 9.1 | 30 | 90.9 | 75.7-98.1 |
Median number of IgE-reactive proteins or less.
ARbp at age 4 years.
ARbp at age 8 years but not age 4 years.