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Table 2 Distribution of food-specific IgE levels and change in IgE levels between first and second blood collections

From: Association between bisphenol A diglycidyl ether-specific IgG in serum and food sensitization in young children

 

Number (%)

P value§

All

Boys

Girls

First CAP-RAST†

 Egg-specific IgE

  Positive

73 (74)

44 (75)

29 (74)

1.000

 Milk-specific IgE

  Positive

31 (32)

17 (29)

14 (36)

0.510

 Wheat-specific IgE

  Positive

19 (19)

15 (25)

4 (10)

0.073

Second CAP-RAST†

 Egg-specific IgE

  Positive

82 (84)

49 (83)

33 (85)

1.000

 Milk-specific IgE

  Positive

37 (38)

22 (37)

15 (38)

1.000

 Wheat-specific IgE

  Positive

31 (32)

21 (36)

10 (26)

0.377

Change in CAP-RAST values‡

 Egg-specific IgE

  Decrease or no change

62 (63)

40 (68)

22 (56)

 

  Increase

36 (37)

19 (32)

17 (44)

0.289

 Milk-specific IgE

  Decrease or no change

75 (77)

47 (80)

28 (72)

 

  Increase

23 (23)

12 (20)

11 (28)

0.466

 Wheat-specific IgE

  Decrease or no change

78 (80)

45 (76)

33 (85)

 

  Increase

20 (20)

14 (24)

6 (15)

0.443

  1. CAP-RAST carrier polymer-radioallergosorbent test
  2. †Negative: < 0.35; positive: ≥ 0.35 UA/mL
  3. ‡Decrease/no change: [2nd IgE value (UA/mL) − 1st IgE value (UA/mL)] ≤ 0, Increase: [2nd IgE value (UA/mL) − 1st IgE value (UA/mL)] > 0
  4. §P values were obtained by performing a Fisher’s exact test
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European Journal of Medical Research

ISSN: 2047-783X

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