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Table 2 Number of food and aeroallergen sensitizations by participant based on the type of test performed

From: Pilot study: assessing the clinical diagnosis of allergy in atopic children using a microarray assay in addition to skin prick testing and serum specific IgE

Number of sensitizations

SPT (%)

Specific IgE (%)

ISAC (%)

P value

Aeroallergens

0

13 (43.3)

9 (30.0)

8 (26.7)

0.038*

1

7 (23.3)

3 (10.0)

10 (33.3)

2

3 (10.0)

6 (20.0)

1 (3.3)

3

2 (6.7)

7 (23.3)

6 (20.0)

4

2 (6.7)

1 (3.3)

5 (16.7)

5

3 (10.0)

2 (6.7)

0 (0)

6

0 (0)

2 (6.7)

0 (0)

Food allergens

0

7 (23.3)

8 (26.7)

11 (36.7)

0.469

1

13 (43.3)

8 (26.7)

11 (36.7)

2

7 (23.3)

6 (20.0)

5 (16.7)

3

3 (10.0)

8 (26.7)

3 (10.0)

  1. P values represent Chi square test. Given that this was significant for aeroallergens (*), pairwise comparisons were undertaken for aeroallergen sensitization: SPT vs. specific IgE (p = 0.201), specific IgE vs. ISAC (p = 0.023), SPT vs. ISAC (p = 0.119)