Table 3 Associations of AUDIT scores with increased total IgE levels and IgE sensitization in males and females.

From: Sex difference in IgE sensitization associated with alcohol consumption in the general population

Audit

Male

Female

Low

Intermediate

High

Low

Intermediate

High

Numbers (%)

400 (43.6)

304 (33.1)

214 (23.3)

671 (83.4)

104 (12.9)

30 (3.7)

Crude OR

Total IgE

1

1.45 (0.99–2.12)

2.01 (1.31–3.08)*

1

1.35 (0.75–2.42)

2.39 (1.03–5.58)*

DF

1

1.33 (0.90–1.96)

1.65 (1.05–2.60)*

1

1.29 (0.77–2.18)

2.14 (1.05–4.37)*

Cockroach

1

1.08 (0.72–1.61)

1.56 (1.01–2.42)*

1

0.69 (0.30–1.61)

0.78 (0.16–3.73)

Dog

1

1.61 (0.79–3.25)

1.60 (0.77–3.32)

1

1.20 (0.40–3.59)

2.74 (0.66–11.33)

Atopy

1

1.19 (0.81–1.74)

1.80 (1.16–2.81)*

1

1.24 (0.74–2.08)

2.39 (1.13–5.06)*

Adjusted OR †

Total IgE

1

1.49 (0.91–2.42)

2.09 (1.34–3.28)*

1

1.38 (0.68–2.80)

2.83 (0.98–8.15)

DF

1

1.38 (0.85–2.25)

1.71 (1.03–2.83)*

1

1.58 (0.83–3.00)

1.70 (0.63–4.63)

Cockroach

1

1.17 (0.66–2.08)

1.64 (0.96–2.80)

1

0.37 (0.09–1.48)

0.65 (0.12–3.54)

Dog

1

1.50 (0.48–4.69)

1.70 (0.56–5.19)

1

3.59 (0.91–14.16)

11.74 (2.04–67.24)*

Atopy

1

1.33 (0.80–2.22)

1.98 (1.22–3.22)*

1

1.42 (0.74–2.69)

1.84 (0.65–5.25)

  1. †Multivariable adjustment for age, residential area, educational level, marital status, household income, occupation, smoking status, exercise status, sleep duration, obesity, vitamin D levels and allergic diseases.
  2. AUDIT: Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test; DF: Dermatophagoides farinae; OR: odds ratio.
  3. *p < 0.05.
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