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Table 2 Numbers and percentages of patients positive for antigen-specific IgE

From: Longitudinal increase in total IgE levels in patients with adult asthma: an association with poor asthma control

 

HDM

cedar

ragwood

candida

Aspergillus*

alter-naria

dog dander

cat dander

moth

cock-roach

decrease (N?=?63)

42/63 (66.6%)

29/63 (46.0%)

5/63 (7.9%)

11/63 (17.4%)

4/63 (6.3%)

3/63 (4.7%)

11/47 (23.4%)

11/47 (23.4%)

13/50 (26.0%)

6/47 (12.7%)

no change (N?=?50)

31/50 (62.0%)

32/50 (64.0%)

1/50 (2.0%)

8/50 (16.0%)

5/50 (10.0%)

1/50 (2.0%)

7/33 (21.2%)

8/33 (24.2%)

10/34 (29.4%)

4/22 (18.1%)

increase (N?=?41)

22/41 (53.6%)

24/41 (58.5%)

6/41 (14.6%)

10/41 (24.3%)

15/41 (36.5)

5/41 (12.1%)

5/32 (15.6%)

5/32 (15.6%)

7/31 (22.5%)

6/29 (31.0%)

  1. The denominator is the number of tested patients and the numerator is the number of patients who had a positive result. *: A ? 2 test demonstrated a significant difference between the groups (P <0.001).