sIgE reactivities to allergens in patients from different age
groups among male and female subjects
Binary logistic regression was used to analyze the odds ratio (OR) of
the male to female subjects in each age group for positive reactions to
allergens. In Figure 2, for house dust mites, German cockroach, shrimp
and mold mix, the ORs were larger than 1.0 for all age groups, and most
of the p values were less than 0.05. The odds of male subjects
exhibiting sensitization in the age ranges 9~15 years
old for three pollen mix, 6~12 years old and
40~60 years old for egg whites, 9~12 and
15~18 years old for cow’s milk, 12~18
years old for dog dander and 15~18 years old for crab
were higher than those for female subjects; however, the differences
were not statistically significant (P >0.05). Furthermore,
the odds of male subjects in the total population exhibiting
sensitization were higher than of female subjects for all nine
allergens. The results were consistent with Table 1.