Table 2.

Clinical features and serum vitamin E levels in 2 study groups^a

	AR (n = 65)	N (n = 48)	P-value
Sex(M/F)	35/30	26/22	0.973b
Age (yr)	10.0 ± 2.4	10.2 ± 2.3	0.868c
BMI(kg/m2)	18.03 ± 2.02	18.28 ± 1.81	0.506c
Serum total IgE (IU/ml)	289.0 ± 101.1	82.5 ± 18.9	< 0.001c
Serum VE levels (ng/ml)	6.61 ± 1.37	9.21 ± 1.69	< 0.001c
Exposed to passive smoking (%)	25(38)	11(23)	0.079b

yr Year, VE Vitamin E, AR Allergic rhinitis, N Normal, BMI Body mass index

^aValues are presented as the mean ± SD or ratio

^bPearson chi-square test

^cStudent’s t test