Clinical Study
Oxidative Stress in Children with Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria
Table 2
Some demographic and clinical features of the study group.
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| Age years (mean ± SD) | 10.5 ± 4.1 | Gender (M/F) | 37/25 | Disease duration months (median, [IQR]) | 12 (5–24) | Angioedema ( [%]) | 25/62 (40%) | BMI (mean ± SD) | 20.3 ± 3.7 | Total IgE > 100 Iµ/L ( [%]) | 22 (35%) | Eosinophils > 5% ( [%]) | 6 (10%) | Aeroallergen sensitization ( [%]) | 10/49 (20%) | ASST positivity ( [%]) | | ASST-positive | 14/49 (29%) | ASST-negative | 35/49 (71%) | UAS7 (median, [IQR]) | 22.0 (13–30.5) |
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CSU, chronic spontaneous urticaria; SD, standard deviation; IQR, interquartile range; ASST, autologous serum skin test; UAS7, urticaria activity score; BMI, body mass index.
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