Human toxocariasis and atopy

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Table 2

Bivariate analysis of demographic, clinical and laboratory continuous variables recorded in 106 toxocariasis patients.

Variable	Nonatopic (n = 57)	Atopic (n = 49)	p
Age (years)
Mean^*	46.9	32.3
95% confidence interval	[40.5 – 54.3]	[26.7 – 39.1]	0.002^†
Weight (kg)
Mean^*	64.5	61.5
95% confidence interval	[59.6 – 69.7]	[54.7 – 69.3]	0.50^†
Time Interval^§ (months)
Mean^*	5.7	6.1
95% confidence interval	[4.5 – 7.4]	[4.4 – 8.4]	0.97^‡
Eosinophil count (G/L)
Mean^*	1.2	0.9
95% confidence interval	[1.0 – 1.4]	[0.8 – 1.1]	0.02^‡
ECP^\|\| (μg/L)
Mean^*	37.8	26.6
95% confidence interval	[30.2 – 47.5]	[21.3 – 33.2]	0.02^‡
Total IgE (kIU/L)^¥
Mean^*	463.8	529.4
95% confidence interval	[284.3 – 757.5]	[377.5 – 742.4]	0.54^‡
sIgE^¶ (TU/L)^#
Mean^*	7.1	15.4
95% confidence interval	[4.7 – 10.8]	[7.9 – 30.3]	0.11^‡

All geometric;

^†

Student’s t test;

^‡

Mann-Whitney U test;

^§

Time interval between the onset of manifestations and attendance at the clinic;

^||

eosinophil cationic protein, normal range: [0–14];

^¥

kilo International Units, cut-off value: 2 kIU/L;

^¶

specific IgE against excretory-secretory antigens from T. canis larvae;

kilo Toxocara units, normal range: [0–5].

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