Association between serum zonulin level and severity of house dust mite allergic asthma

Table 3 Factors affecting total IgE level

Variables	Total IgE		Test value	p value
Variables	Mean	SD	Test value	p value
Sex
Male	272.89	141.33	2.29*	0.03 S
Female	193.53	56.38	2.29*	0.03 S
Residence
Urban	219.27	93.30	0.25*	0.81 NS
Rural	226.69	112.99	0.25*	0.81 NS
Age (years)
< 30	240.00	120.07	1.12*	0.27 NS
> 30	206.58	82.78	1.12*	0.27 NS
Asthma grade
Asthma grade 1	154.50	.58	5.77**	0.02 S
Asthma grade 2	205.87	88.23
Asthma grade 3	241.08	113.93
Asthma grade 4	283.25	132.03
Skin prick
Negative	172.00	34.37	3.33*	0.002 HS
Positive	244.41	114.85	3.33*	0.002 HS

*Student t test
**One Way ANOVA test (post hoc test shows significant difference between grade 1 vs grade 2)
NS, Non-significant; S, Significant; HS, Highly significant

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