Table 2 Basophil allergen threshold sensitivity (CD-sens) and half-maximal effective concentration (EC50)
Subject group | No. of subjects | CD63 | CD203c | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EC50 (ng/ml) | CD-sens | p values | EC50 (ng/ml) | CD-sens | p values | ||
Sensitized | 20 | 15.18 (1.73–1336) | 6.59 (0.07–57.84) | 10.09 (1.21–33.38) | 10.03 (3.55–82.90) | ||
OAS | 20 | 2.24 (1.05–7.12) | 44.73 (14.07–96.38) | 0.028 | 0.97 (0.17–6.95) | 104.55 (14.92–602.48) | 0.006 |
Systemic | 12 | 2.61 (0.98–9.94) | 40.40 (10.23–104.61) | NS | 1.74 (0.55–7.95) | 59.35 (13.27–190.12) | NS |
Symptomatic (OAS + systemic) | 32 | 2.24 (1.04–7.70) | 44.73 (13.01–96.72) | 0.018 | 1.27 (0.37–7.02) | 80.33 (14.64–267.87) | 0.009 |