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Table 2 Clinical features and serum vitamin E levels in 2 study groupsa

From: Serum level and clinical significance of vitamin E in children with allergic rhinitis

 

AR (n = 65)

N (n = 48)

P-value

Sex(M/F)

35/30

26/22

0.973b

Age (yr)

10.0 ± 2.4

10.2 ± 2.3

0.868c

BMI(kg/m2)

18.03 ± 2.02

18.28 ± 1.81

0.506c

Serum total IgE (IU/ml)

289.0 ± 101.1

82.5 ± 18.9

< 0.001c

Serum VE levels (ng/ml)

6.61 ± 1.37

9.21 ± 1.69

< 0.001c

Exposed to passive smoking (%)

25(38)

11(23)

0.079b

  1. yr Year, VE Vitamin E, AR Allergic rhinitis, N Normal, BMI Body mass index
  2. aValues are presented as the mean ± SD or ratio
  3. bPearson chi-square test
  4. cStudent’s t test
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