Table 4.
Concentrations of total IgE among 1659 Italian military cadets according to atopy and an index of exposure to
Toxoplasma gondii, Helicobacter pylori
, and hepatitis A virus. Values are geometric mean (SD) unless stated otherwise
Index of exposure
Total IgE concentration (kU/l)
All
Absent atopy (<0)
*
Low atopy (0 to <1.2)
*
High atopy (
1.2)
*
n=1659
n=1096
n=296
n=267
0
88.9 (4.5)
45.7 (3.6)
158.1 (3.1)
417.8 (2.5)
1
76.9 (4.1)
49.0 (3.5)
123.3 (3.0)
371.5 (2.7)
2 or 3
74.5 (3.8)
50.2 (3.3)
177.4 (2.9)
423.6 (2.5)
F value
2.37
0.53
2.30
0.47
P value
0.09
0.59
0.10
0.62
*
Logarithm of ratio units=log (fluorescence units in sample/fluorescence units in reference serum).
From analysis of variance.
1.2)