Cow’s Milk Allergy Is a Major Contributor in Recurrent Perianal Dermatitis of Infants

Table 2

Comparison of quantitative clinical and laboratory data between CMA group and other causes.

	CMA	Others	𝑡	𝑃
Age	15.10 ± 0.75	15.09 ± 2.79	0.01	0.991
Age of onset	11.10 ± 4.47	11.24 ± 2.94	−0.15	0.881
RAST	4.26 ± 1.28	0.19 ± 0.06	18.15	<0.0001
Size of erythema	2.69 ± 0.59	4.03 ± 1.20	−5.50	<0.0001
Duration of last attack	20.33 ± 3.58	20.00 ± 3.54	0.37	0.712
Recurrence rate of erythema	3.56 ± 1.54	3.66 ± 1.16	−0.29	0.772
pH of stool	6.68 ± 0.61	5.68 ± 1.87	2.782	0.007