Table I.
Demographics and characteristics of participants.
| Patient groups | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Healthy controls | HDM-AR | non-HDM-AR |
| Patients (n) | 12 | 12 | 18 |
| Age, years | 6.9±1.1 | 7.2±1.0 | 7.0±0.9 |
| Sex (male/female) | 7/5 | 4/8 | 9/9 |
| Specific IgE, kU/l | |||
| HDM | <0.35 | 47±3.8 | 0 |
| Weeds | <0.35 | 0 | 1.8±0.2 |
| Animal danders | <0.35 | 0 | 3.4±0.4 |
| Cockroach | <0.35 | 0 | 5.9±0.8 |
| T5SS | 0 | 9.5±1.69 | 7.56±1.92 |
| Allergen positive/subjects tested | 0/12 | 12/12 | 18/18 |
Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation. AR, allergic rhinitis; HDM, house dust mite; IgE, immunoglobulin E; T5SS, Total 5 Symptom Score.