Table 1 Characteristics of AR patients.

From: Vitamin D3 inhibits micro RNA-17-92 to promote specific immunotherapy in allergic rhinitis

Number of Subjects

80

Age (yr) (median)

34.6

Gender (Male/Female)

40/40

SPT (wheal diameter)*

<3 mm

0

10–15 mm

51

>15 mm

29

HDM sIgE#

17.5–50 KU/L

11

50–100 KU/L

66

>100 KU/L

3

With asthma

6

With conjunctivitis

3

  1. *A wheal diameter greater than 3 mm of the negative saline control was considered SPT positive.
  2. #The serum sIgE to HDM (Der p and Der f) was measured by the ImmunoCap test and a value of more than 0.35 kUA/l was considered a positive response.
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