Table 5: Correlations between skin prick test results and immunoglobulin levels, as well as the results of multivariate analysis.
| - |
Correlation Coefficient |
Multivariate Analysis |
| Variables |
R |
P value |
OR |
(95% CI) |
P value |
| All Subjects (N=39) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Total tear IgE |
0.38 |
0.0185 |
1.6 |
(0.8 – 3.2) |
0.1801 |
| Serum specific IgE |
0.21 |
0.1989 |
1.9 |
(0.7 – 4.9) |
0.1947 |
| Serum specific IgG |
0.81 |
<0.0001 |
298.5 |
(72.7 – 1224.8) |
<0.0001 |
| Seasonal and Perennial Groups (N=26) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Total tear IgE |
0.16 |
0.4299 |
1.5 |
(0.3 – 6.9) |
0.6168 |
| Serum specific IgE |
0.10 |
0.6180 |
1.9 |
(0.6 – 5.4) |
0.2405 |
| Serum specific IgG |
0.85 |
<0.0001 |
298.5 |
(64.2 – 1387.4) |
<0.0001 |
| Seasonal Group (N=13) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Total tear IgE |
0.28 |
0.3557 |
1.4 |
(0.1 – 16.1) |
0.7677 |
| Serum specific IgE |
0.62 |
0.0248 |
5.3 |
(1.0 – 27.6) |
0.0481 |
| Serum specific IgG |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Perennial Group (N=13) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Total tear IgE |
0.31 |
0.3100 |
1.1 |
(0.1 – 15.8) |
0.9457 |
| Serum specific IgE |
-0.14 |
0.6379 |
0.8 |
(0.1 – 4.5) |
0.7870 |
| Serum specific IgG |
0.90 |
<0.0001 |
243.6 |
(29.2 – 2032.1) |
0.0002 |
R=Two-tailed Pearson’s correlation coefficients were calculated for the association between the mean wheal diameter for dog allergen in the skin prick test and each immunoglobulin score. OR=odds ratio; CI=confidence interval.