Table 3.
Serum levels of dog- and cat-specific IgE according to allergic symptoms on dog and cat exposure.
| Dog-specific IgE (n = 454) |
P-value∗ | Cat-specific IgE (n = 331) |
P-value∗ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symptomatic groupa (n = 106) | Non-symptomatic group (n = 348) | Symptomatic groupa (n = 115) | Non-symptomatic group (n = 216) | |||
| Dog or cat dander-specific IgE | ||||||
| Concentration, kUA/L | 1.33 [0.05–7.06] | 0.02 [0.01–0.22] | < 0.001 | 1.58 [0.09–8.89] | 0.01 [0.00–0.42] | < 0.001 |
| Positivity, number (%) | ||||||
| Positive, if sIgE ≥0.1 kUA/L | 72 (67.9) | 116 (33.3) | < 0.001 | 86 (74.8) | 72 (33.3) | < 0.001 |
| Positive, if sIgE ≥0.35 kUA/L | 66 (62.3) | 76 (21.8) | < 0.001 | 74 (64.3) | 57 (26.4) | < 0.001 |
| Positive, if sIgE ≥3.5 kUA/L | 34 (32.1) | 24 (6.9) | < 0.001 | 44 (38.3) | 24 (11.1) | < 0.001 |
Data are shown as median [interquartile range] or frequency (%).
∗P-value < 0.05 is shown as boldface in comparing variables between subjects with allergic symptoms on dog exposure and those without it or between subjects with allergic symptoms on cat exposure and those without it.
a
Subjects who experienced symptoms of allergic rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis, skin allergy, asthma, and cough during exposure to dog or cat