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Baseline Characteristics of Children with Asthma in Costa Rica and White Children with Asthma in CAMP |
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| Variable |
Costa Rica |
CAMP |
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| N = 417 |
N = 503 |
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| Male gender (n, %) |
260 (62.4) |
312 (62.0) |
| Age in years (median, interquartile range) |
8.7 (7.7–10.4) |
8.6 (7.0–10.5) |
| STR to B. germanica (n, %) |
220 (53.0) |
130 (25.8) |
| STR to P. americana (n, %) |
228 (54.9) |
108 (21.5) |
| STR to D. pteronyssinus (%) |
326 (79.0) |
226 (45.0) |
| Positive IgE to B. germanica (n, %) |
174 (41.7) |
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| Positive IgE to D. pteronyssinus (n, %) |
319 (76.5) |
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| Total serum IgE, IU/ml (median, interquartile range) |
414 (117–962) |
399 (159–1066) |
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STR = skin test reactivity. In Costa Rica, a positive IgE to either B. germanica or D. pteronyssinus was defined as a value >= 0.35 IU/ml. Allergen-specific IgE was not measured in CAMP. | ||
Pistiner et al. Clinical and Molecular Allergy 2008 6:6 doi:10.1186/1476-7961-6-6 |
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