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Table 5 Comparison between the studied subgroups regarding laboratory data (IgE levels, eosinophilic count, and interleukins levels)

From: Role of interleukins 12B and 17A genetic variation in house dust mites allergy

The studied parameter

controls

N = 60

Asthma

N = 20

AR

N = 20

Dermatitis N = 20

ANOVA

*p value

PBEC (cells/mm3)

142.9 ± 31.0

636.3 ± 106.4

576.9 ± 47.8

517.7 ± 25.9

129.888

< .001**

Serum IgE level (IU/ml)

15.5 ± 15.9

342.0 ± 193.0

226.9 ± 82.1

262.0 ± 148.7

11.699

< .001**

IL-4 (pg/ml)

6.7 ± 0.5

51.3 ± 4.0

41.5 ± 4.3

41.5 ± 4.3

290.428

< .001**

IL-10 (pg/ml)

3.5 ± 0.4

2.9 ± 1.3

2.9 ± 1.0

2.6 ± 1.3

1.280

0.296

IL-12B (pg/ml)

264.5 ± 31.3

144.1 ± 28.9

144.1 ± 28.9

223.3 ± 44.5

31.127

< .001**

IL-17A (pg/ml)

3.3 ± .9

42.2 ± 4.1

32.2 ± 4.1

22.2 ± 4.1

218.483

< .001**

  1. PBEC peripheral blood eosinophil cell count. All parameters represented as mean and SD. *p value ≤ 0.05 significant while **p value ≤ 0.01 highly significant and p > 0.05 non-significant