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Table 1 Subjects’ baseline characteristics (N = 93)

From: Exploratory study of tolerability and immunological effect of a short up-dosing immunotherapy phase with a standardised allergen extract derived from pollen of Olea europaea

Baseline characteristics

Value

Age (years), mean ± SD

35.7 ± 10.3

Women, n (%)

62 (66.7)

Ethnic origin, n (%):

 

  Caucasian

89 (95.7)

  Hispanic

3 (3.2)

  Arabian

1 (1.1)

Main concomitant illness, n (%):

  Asthma

64 (68.8)

  Rhinoconjunctivitis

93 (100)

BMI (kg/m2), mean ± SD

25.9 ± 4.2

Vital signs, mean ± SD:

 

  Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

120.2 ± 13.7

  Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

73.7 ± 8.8

  Heart rate (bpm)

74.2 ± 8.1

Smoking habits, n (%):

  Non-smoker

72 (77.4)

  Smoker

14 (15.1)

  Previous smoker

7 (7.5)

IgE Olea europaea CAP class, n (%):

  2

16 (17.2)

  3

32 (34.4)

  4

28 (30.1)

  5

12 (12.9)

  6

5 (5.4)

  1. BMI body mass index, bpm beats per minute, n (%) number and percentage of subjects, SD standard deviation