Clinical Study

In Vitro Release of Interferon-Gamma from Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes in Cutaneous Adverse Drug Reactions

Table 2

Influence of patient age and sex on the performance of the IFN-gamma release test.

Number of medications taken by the patientsPOdds ratio for true result (95% confidence intervals)

Sex (men versus women), M: 316 medications, W: 549 medications0.0270.585 (0.364–0.940)
Age (per year)0.006 1.016 (1.004–1.028)