Table 1: Clinical profile of each group.

Control
Group
Seasonal
Group
Perennial
Group
P-value
Number of Subjects 13 13 13 -
Gender
Male/Female
5/7 5/7 5/7 *1.0000
Age (years) 29.4 ± 8.6 27.3 ± 10.8 27.1 ± 9.0 **0.8075
Dog at home 3 3 4 -
Allergy Test - - - -
Total tear IgE 0 (0.0%) 13 (100%) 13 (100.0%) *<0.0001
Serum dog-specific IgE 0 (0.0%) 4 (30.8%) 5 (38.5%) *0.0482
Serum dog-specific IgG 0 (0.0%) 0 (0%) 4 (30.8%) *0.0116
Skin prick test (Dog) 1 (7.7%) 2 (15.4%) 5 (38.5%) *0.0058

Number of patients (percentage) or mean ± standard deviation (SD). *Chi-square test of independence or Fisher’s exact probability test. **One-way analysis of variance and Scheffe’s multiple comparison test. NS=Not significant.