Table 1 Patient characteristics

Female, n (%) ^†

138 (65.4)

102 (72.3)

36 (51.4)

0.003*

Age, year ^1,2

28.0 (22.0-44.0)

26.0 (21.0-42.0)

39.0 (26.0-49.0)

< 0.001*

Total IgE, kU/L ^1,2,3

1455.0 (372.5-5000)

694 (171-2099)

5000 (1884.5-5000)

< 0.001*

TARC, pg/mL ^1,2,4

1328.0 (470.0-3908.0)

743 (336.3-1683.3)

2826 (1682-7819)

< 0.001*

SASSAD ^1,2,4

21.0 (10.0-31.0)

17.0 (8.0-27.8)

24.0 (18.0-38.0)

< 0.001*

Other atopic diseases:

Asthma, ^{5 †} n (%)

102 (49.8)

68 (49.3)

34 (50.7)

0.843

AR, seasonal, tree/grass, ^{6 †} n (%)

131 (64.9)

88 (64.2)

43 (66.2)

0.789

AR, cat/dog, ^{7 †} n (%)

100 (55.2)

67 (53.6)

33 (58.9)

0.505