Research Article
Nasal Provocation Test with Cat and Dog Extracts: Results according to Molecular Components
Table 1
Population characteristics.
| | Characteristics | Rhinitis group () | Control group () | |
| | Mean age in years | 20 (median: 17, IQR: 5 to 60) | 18 (median: 12, IQR: 6 to 54) | >0.05 | | Sex: female, (%) | 46 (45%) | 34 (50%) | >0.05 | | Asthma, (%) | 35 (34%) | 0 | <0.001 | | Dog ownership | 25 (24.8%) | 24 (35.3%) | >0.05 | | Cat ownership | 15 (14.9%) | 12 (17.6%) | >0.05 | | Positive SPT to any animal | 33 (32.7%) | 14 (20.6%) | >0.05 | | Positive SPT dog dander (%) | 32 (31%) | 14 (20%) | >0.05 | | Positive SPT cat dander (%) | 17 (16.8%) | 1 (1.5%) | 0.002 | | (+) IgE dog dander, (%) | (29.7%) | (23.5%) | >0.05 | | (+) IgE cat dander, (%) | (18.8%) | (8.8%) | 0.05 | | (+) IgE levels to dog dander, median | 5.5 (IQR: 11.7) | 1.1 (IQR: 1) | 0.02 | | (+) IgE levels to cat dander, median | 4 (IQR: 10) | 0.8 (IQR: 0.6) | 0.001 |
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Population characteristics and sensitization to pet dander according skin prick test (SPT) and serum IgE. IQR: interquartile range.
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