Table 4 Laboratory data differences according to disease severity.

From: Relations between vitamin D3, total and specific IgE for house dust mites in atopic dermatitis patients

Parameter

Mild (n = 27)

Moderate/severe (n = 23)

P value

Total IgE (median & range)

90 (5–393)

192 (4–1300)

 = 0.009*

Specific IgE for mites

Negative

23 (85.2%)

4 (17.4%)

 < 0.001**

d1

2 (7.4%)

9 (39.1%)

 

d1 + d2

2 (7.4%)

10 (43.5%)

 

Level of vitamin D

19 (8–90)

8 (7–12)

 < 0.001*

Vit-D deficiency

Yes (< 12 ng/ml)

6 (22.2%)

23 (100%)

 < 0.001**

No (≥ 12 ng/ml)

21 (77.8%)

0 (0%)

 
  1. *Independent Mann Whitney U test was used to compare the median differences between groups.
  2. **Chi-square test was used to compare proportions between groups.
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