| Intervention group N = 13 | Control group N = 12 | P-value |
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At first hospital visit | Â | Â | Â |
Serum IgE RIST (UA/mL) | 1718.9 ± 4164.8 | 928.6 ± 1258.0 | NS1 |
Log serum IgE RIST (UA/mL) | 2.61 ± 0.69 | 2.57 ± 0.66 | NS1 |
Serum IgE RAST for Der f (IU/mL) | 25.3 ± 34.0 | 28.9 ± 41.4 | NS1 |
Log serum IgE RAST for Der f (IU/mL) | 1.00 ± 0.72 | 0.95 ± 0.75 | NS1 |
No. of eosinophils (/μL) | 430.7 ± 231.4 | 437.4 ± 315.5 | NS1 |
At study entry | Â | Â | Â |
Serum IgE RIST (UA/mL) | 1169.6 ± 1559.9 | 589.3 ± 640.0 | NS1 |
Log serum IgE RIST (UA/mL) | 2.67 ± 0.65 | 2.57 ± 0.45 | NS1 |
Serum IgE RAST for Der f (IU/mL) | 24.7 ± 26.2 | 33.9 ± 48.1 | NS1 |
Log serum IgE RAST for Der f (IU/mL) | 0.95 ± 0.60 | 0.89 ± 1.00 | NS1 |
No. of eosinophils (/μL) | 215.6 ± 149.4 | 323.8 ± 221.5 | NS1 |