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Table 2 Percentage of serum 25(OH)D levels of < 10 ng/mL, 10 to < 20 ng/mL, 20 to < 30 ng/mL, and ≥ 30 ng/mL according to the allergen sensitization

From: Non-association between low vitamin d levels and aeroallergen-positivity evaluated using multiple allergen simultaneous test in Korean adults

Variables

Participants (n, %)

P-value*

Serum 25(OH)D ≥ 30

20 ≤ Serum 25(OH)D < 30

10 ≤ Serum 25(OH)D < 20

Serum 25(OH)D < 10

MAST

    

0.441

 Positive (n = 617)

95 (15.4)

200 (32.4)

286 (46.4)

36 (5.8)

 

 Negative (n = 660)

118 (17.9)

220 (33.3)

279 (42.3)

43 (6.5)

 

House dust mites

    

0.185

 Positive (n = 384)

53 (13.8)

125 (32.6)

177 (44.2)

29 (6.2)

 

 Negative (n = 893)

160 (17.9)

295 (33.0)

388 (43.4)

50 (5.6)

 

Pollens

    

0.569

 Positive (n = 236)

33 (14.0)

79 (33.5)

111 (47.0)

13 (5.5)

 

 Negative (n = 1041)

180 (17.3)

341 (32.8)

454 (43.6)

66 (6.3)

 

Animal dander

    

0.388

 Positive (n = 151)

20 (13.2)

46 (30.5)

73 (48.3)

12 (7.9)

 

 Negative (n = 1126)

193 (17.1)

374 (33.2)

492 (43.7)

67 (6.0)

 

Foods

    

0.849

 Positive (n = 117)

17 (14.5)

41 (35.0)

53 (45.3)

6 (5.1)

 

 Negative (n = 1160)

196 (16.9)

379 (32.7)

512 (44.1)

73 (6.3)

 

Cockroach

    

0.375

 Positive (n = 76)

10 (13.2)

24 (31.6)

34 (44.7)

8 (10.5)

 

 Negative (n = 1201)

203 (16.9)

396 (33.0)

531 (44.2)

71 (5.9)

 

Fungus

    

0.997

 Positive (n = 66)

11 (16.7)

21 (31.8)

30 (45.5)

4 (6.1)

 

 Negative (n = 1211)

202 (16.7)

399 (32.9)

535 (44.2)

75 (6.2)

 
  1. MAST: multiple allergen simultaneous test
  2. *Chi-square test, with P < 0.05 considered significant