Table 1. Differences in serum IgE levels among patient groups.
|
Groups |
IgE (IU/ml) |
p-value |
|
|
Mean ± SD |
Range |
||
|
Respiratory allergy (n=38) |
385.9±291.1 |
102-1000 |
0.051ⁿ⸉ |
|
Skin allergy (n=46) |
520.9±343.0 |
126-1070 |
|
|
Children (n=16) |
736.2±388.3 |
145-1070 |
0.040* |
|
Adult (n=68) |
416.5±299.1 |
102-1030 |
|
|
Male (n=44) |
593.0±397.4 |
102-1070 |
0.079 ⁿ⸉ |
|
Female (n=40) |
342.7±176.3 |
131-737 |
|
p-value ˃ 0.05 is not significant (ⁿ⸉); p-value ≤ 0.05 is significant*. The values are presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD); *p-value: significant regarding the age; IgE: Immunoglobulin E.