Table 5 Difference between sIgE levels measured in current samples and allergen serum samples stored for different positive levels.

From: Impact of ultra-low temperature storage on serum sIgE detection and allergic disease biobank feasibility

sIgE

Pre-storage (kU/L)

Post-storage (kU/L)

P

High level

79.15 (65.6, 84.59)

73.14 (60.45, 76.03)

0.24

Medium level

11.4 (6.32, 26.3)

10.62 (5.47, 26.61)

0.97

Low level

1.56 (1.32, 2.12)

1.50 (0.59, 1.72)

0.22

  1. Continuous variables with nonnormal data distribution are presented as medians (interquartile range).
  2. High level: samples of level 0–2; Medium level: level 3–4; Low level: level 5–6.
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