Identification of Novel Biomarkers for Evaluating Disease Severity in House-Dust-Mite-Induced Allergic Rhinitis by Serum Metabolomics

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of participants.

Variable	Control ()	MAR ()	MSAR ()	value
Gender (male/female)	14/15	17/13	22/20	0.914
Age (years)				0.518
BMI (kg/m^2)				0.224
Disease duration (years)	NA			0.300
Total IgE (IU/mL)				<0.001
Specific IgE to HDM (IU/mL)				<0.001
Blood eosinophil counts (cells/μL)				<0.001
TNSS				<0.001
VAS				<0.001

MAR: mild allergic rhinitis; MSAR: moderate-severe allergic rhinitis; BMI: body mass index; HDM: house dust mite; TNSS: total nasal symptom score; NA: not applicable.