Table 3: Comparison of results between patients with or without a dog at home.
- |
Dog owner |
No dog at home |
P-value |
Number of Patients |
7/26 (26.9%) |
19/26 (73.1%) |
- |
Total tear IgE |
- |
- |
- |
Positive rate |
7/7 (100%) |
19/19 (100%) |
- |
Score (mean ± SD) |
2.1 ± 1.7 |
1.6 ± 0.5 |
**0.7100 |
Serum dog-specific IgE |
- |
- |
- |
Positive rate |
2/7 (28.6%) |
7/19 (36.8%) |
*0.5375 |
Score (mean ± SD) |
0.6 ± 0.9 |
0.4 ± 0.6 |
**0.7131 |
Serum dog-specific IgG |
- |
- |
- |
Positive rate |
2/7 (28.6%) |
2/19 (10.5%) |
*0.2870 |
Score (mean ± SD) |
0.3 ± 0.5 |
0.2 ± 0.5 |
**0.8654 |
Skin prick test |
- |
- |
- |
Positive rate |
4/7 (57.1%) |
3/19 (15.8%) |
*0.0572 |
mm (mean ± SD) |
6.7 ± 3.7 |
3.7 ± 2.6 |
**0.0966 |
Number of patients (percentage) or mean ± standard deviation (SD).
*Fisher’s exact probability test. **Two-tailed Mann-Whitney U test.