Table 4 Occurrence of symptoms of allergy up to 1 year of life vs. specific cord blood IgE.
From: Prediction of atopy in the first year of life using cord blood IgE levels and family history
sIgE | Allergy symptoms | Atopic Dermatitis | Allergy rhinitis | Allergy conjunctivitis | Asthma | Gastrointestinal disorders | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | (-) | + | (-) | + | (-) | + | (-) | + | (-) | + | (-) | + |
| Â | sIgE against food | |||||||||||
Present (n = 9) | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
Not present (n = 164) | 95 | 69 | 104 | 60 | 142 | 22 | 160 | 4 | 152 | 12 | 156 | 8 |
| Â | sIgE against grass & cereals | |||||||||||
Present (n = 20) | 11 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 19 | 1 |
Not present (n = 153) | 89 | 64 | 97 | 56 | 136 | 17 | 149 | 4 | 143 | 10 | 146 | 7 |
| Â | sIgE against house dust mites | |||||||||||
Present (n = 11) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
Not present (n = 162) | 95 | 67 | 103 | 59 | 143 | 19 | 158 | 4 | 150 | 12 | 154 | 8 |