Table 1.

Characteristic of the study groups

Parameter		Food allergic group (n = 100)	Control group (n = 50)	p-value
Age (years), mean ±SD		28.6 ±7.4	30.1 ±7.0	0.227
Gender, n (%)				0.200
	Male	62 (62)	37 (74)
	Female	38 (38)	13 (26)
Total serum IgE (IU/ml), median (IQR)		161.4 (96-305)	79.5 (67.8-89)	< 0.001*

IgE – immunoglobulin E, IQR – interquartile range, SD – standard deviation, ^* p < 0.001