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Published in final edited form as: J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2021 Feb 1;147(4):1393–1401.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2020.12.650

TABLE III.

Prevalence of α-Gal sensitization in relation to total IgE levels in reference populations as compared with children from Ecuador

Population	Entire cohort			Total IgE: 1000–2000 IU/mL			Total IgE: >2000 IU/mL
Population	n	α-Gal positive (%)	P ^*	n	α-Gal positive (%)	P ^*	n	α-Gal positive (%)	P ^*
Ecuador	599	194 (32.4)	NA	104	57 (55)	NA	89	65 (73)	NA
Reference cohort
Costa Rica	277	13 (5)	<.001	28	3 (11)	<.001	18	2 (11)	<.001
Northern Sweden	413	1 (0.2)	<.001	11	0 (0)	<.001	6	1 (17)	.01

NA, Not applicable/available.

Comparison of reference population with Ecuador using Fisher exact test.