Table 1.
Characteristics of the studied population.
| CTRL (No. = 13) | AH (No. = 20) | AR (No. = 29) | AH+AR (No. = 13) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex (M/F) (No.) | 7/6 | 10/10 | 20/9 | 8/5 | 0.568 |
| Age, (years), (mean ± SD) | 8.0 ± 2.2 | 8.0 ± 1.5 | 9.1 ± 2.0 | 7.9 ± 1.3 | 0.072 |
| Season (FW/SS) (No.) | 8–5 | 9–11 | 18–11 | 7–6 | 0.659 |
| mNF% (mean ± SD) | 94.3 ± 7.0 | 55.6 ± 13.0 | 68.0 ± 21.4 | 51.4 ± 12.0 | <0.0001a, b, c, f |
| Antigen-specific serum IgE (UA/mL) | |||||
| D. pteronyssinus (mean ± SD) | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 29.6 ± 38.3 | 6.7 ± 11.4 | <0.0001b, c, d, e |
| D. farinae (mean ± SD) | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 30.3 ± 38.1 | 7.0 ± 14.3 | <0.0001b, c, d, e |
| C. dactylon (mean ± SD) | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 7.8 ± 20.5 | 12.1 ± 20.1 | <0.0001b, c, d, e |
| L. perenne (mean ± SD) | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 16.7 ± 32.8 | 20.5 ± 38.8 | <0.0001b, c, d, e |
| Parietaria (mean ± SD) | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 7.2 ± 20.8 | 0.1 ± 0.3 | 0.016b, d |
| Alternaria (mean ± SD) | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 1.3 ± 4.2 | 0.1 ± 0.4 | 0.017b, d |
| O. europea (mean ± SD) | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 4.7 ± 9.9 | 0.7 ± 1.1 | 0.000b, c, d, e |
M, male; F, female; FW, fall/winter; SS, spring/summer; D. pteronyssinus, Dermatogagoide pteronyssinus; D. farinae, Dermatofagoide farinae; C. dactylon, Cynodon dactylon; L. perenne, Lolium perenne; O. europea, Olea europea;
a
p ≤ 0.05 AH vs. Controls;
b
p ≤ 0.05 AR vs. CTRL;
c
p ≤ 0.05 AH + AR vs. CTRL;
d
p ≤ 0.05 AH vs. AR;
e
p ≤ 0.05 AH vs. AH + AR;
f
p ≤ 0.05 AR vs. AH + AR.