Table 2 Comparison of the positivity for Phleum allergenic molecules IgE between groups of patients with different IgE values against timothy grass pollen extract levels
From: Sensitization to timothy grass pollen allergenic molecules in children
rPhl p 5 IgE | Only rPhl p 1 IgE | rPhl p 12 IgE | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GRASS POLLEN IgE GROUPS | χ 2 | Yates’ χ 2 | p | χ 2 | Yates’ χ 2 | p | χ 2 | Yates’ χ 2 | p |
RAST rating 2 vs 3 | 10.7 | 9 | p < 0.01 | 11.9 | 10.1 | p < 0.01 | -- | -- | ns |
RAST rating 2 vs 4 | 14.6 | 12.6 | p < 0.01 | 23.6 | 21.2 | p < 0.01 | 8.6 | 6.8 | p < 0.01 |
RAST rating 2 vs 5 | 33.2 | 30.4 | p < 0.01 | 47.2 | 43.7 | p < 0.01 | 11.7 | 9.8 | p < 0.01 |
RAST rating 2 vs 6 | 71.6 | 67.1 | p < 0.01 | 76.4 | 71.6 | p < 0.01 | 25.1 | 22.8 | p < 0.01 |
RAST rating 3 vs 4 | -- | -- | ns | -- | -- | ns | 9.9 | 8.1 | p < 0.01 |
RAST rating 3 vs 5 | 9.5 | 8.1 | p < 0.01 | 17.8 | 15.7 | p < 0.01 | 14.1 | 12.2 | p < 0.01 |
RAST rating 3 vs 6 | 35.6 | 32.5 | p < 0.01 | 36.9 | 33.7 | p < 0.01 | 31.8 | 29.4 | p < 0.01 |
RAST rating 4 vs 5 | 6.3 | 5.2 | p < 0.05 | 7.11 | 5.7 | p < 0.01 | -- | -- | ns |
p < 0.05 | |||||||||
RAST rating 4 vs 6 | 29.3 | 26.6 | p < 0.01 | 20.5 | 17.8 | p < 0.01 | 9.1 | 8 | p < 0.01 |
RAST rating 5 vs 6 | 9.3 | 7.3 | p < 0.01 | 4.4 | p < 0.05 | 5.1 | 4.3 | p < 0.05 | |