Table 2.

Bivariate analysis of demographic, clinical and laboratory continuous variables recorded in 106 toxocariasis patients.

Variable	Nonatopic (n = 57)	Atopic (n = 49)	p
Age (years)
Mean*	46.9	32.3
95% confidence interval	[40.5 – 54.3]	[26.7 – 39.1]	0.002†
Weight (kg)
Mean*	64.5	61.5
95% confidence interval	[59.6 – 69.7]	[54.7 – 69.3]	0.50†
Time Interval§ (months)
Mean*	5.7	6.1
95% confidence interval	[4.5 – 7.4]	[4.4 – 8.4]	0.97‡
Eosinophil count (G/L)
Mean*	1.2	0.9
95% confidence interval	[1.0 – 1.4]	[0.8 – 1.1]	0.02‡
ECP|| (μg/L)
Mean*	37.8	26.6
95% confidence interval	[30.2 – 47.5]	[21.3 – 33.2]	0.02‡
Total IgE (kIU/L)¥
Mean*	463.8	529.4
95% confidence interval	[284.3 – 757.5]	[377.5 – 742.4]	0.54‡
sIgE¶ (TU/L)#
Mean*	7.1	15.4
95% confidence interval	[4.7 – 10.8]	[7.9 – 30.3]	0.11‡

^*All geometric;

^†Student’s t test;

^‡Mann-Whitney U test;

^§Time interval between the onset of manifestations and attendance at the clinic;

^||eosinophil cationic protein, normal range: [0–14];

^¥kilo International Units, cut-off value: 2 kIU/L;

^¶specific IgE against excretory-secretory antigens from T. canis larvae;

^#kilo Toxocara units, normal range: [0–5].