Table 2.
Characteristics of all participants regarding age and tIgE.
| Nonatopic subjects | Patients | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | |
| Patients, no. (%) | 37 (46.8) | 42 (53.2) | 79 (100) | 638 (46.7) | 729 (53.3) | 1367 (100) |
| Age range (year (minimum-maximum)) | 7-75 | 4-76 | 4-76 | 0.3-86 | 0.4-87 | 0.3-87 |
| Mean age (y (95% CI)) | 41.7 (36.0-47.5) | 36.6 (30.6-42.5) | 38.2 (34.0-42.5) | 20.0 (18.5-21.6) | 29.2 (27.8-30.6) | 25.1 (24.0-26.1) |
| Mean total IgE (IU/ml (95% CI)) | 64.6 (45.7-83.5) | 63.4 (51.5-75.3) | 64.0 (53.3-74.6) | 225.4 (211.4-239.5) | 192.3 (182.2-204.4) | 207.8 (198.5-217.0) |
| Sensitization to respiratory allergens, no. (%) | 0 (0) | 2 (4.8) | 2 (2.5) | 341 (53.4) | 323 (44.3)a | 664 (48.6) |
| Sensitization to ingestible allergens | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 89 (13.9) | 63 (8.6)b | 152 (11.1) |
Chi-square test: ap = 0.001; bp = 0.002.