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Table 1 IgE-sensitization to the occupational agent in the latex and MDI groups according to exposure duration

From: Occupational airborne exposure, specific sensitization and the atopic status: evidence of a complex interrelationship

 

Latex group (n = 184)

MDI group (n = 156)

 

Latex-sensitized + n (%)

Latex-specific IgE mean (median); kU/L

MDI- sensitized + n (%)

MDI-specific IgE mean (median); kU/L

All (total groups)#

145/184 (78.8) ***

13.1 (5.7) *

20/156 (12.8)

6.3 (3.7)

Exposure = < 7 years

52/62 (83.9) ***

16.5 (6.3)

2/ 43 (4.6)

27.6 (27.6)

7 years < exposure = < 15 years

53/66 (80.3) ***

9.4 (5.7) *

6/39 (15.4)

1.6 (1.0)

Exposure > 15 years

26/40 (65) ***

11.9 (5.5) *

11/70 (15.7)

4.0 (4.3)

  1. + Sensitized = specific IgE antibodies detected.
  2. # In 16 subjects of the latex group (14 sensitized, 2 non-sensitized) and in 4 subjects of the MDI group (1 sensitized, 3 non-sensitized), estimations of exposure duration were not possible.
  3. P values refer to comparisons between the respective latex and MDI groups: *** p <0.001; ** p <0.005; * p < 0.05.
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Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology

ISSN: 1745-6673