Table 1 Correlation between age and IgE. Characteristics of patients and Kendall's tau-b for relationship between IgE and age.
|  | Mean Age ± SD (range) | Age (yr) | Number of patients (%) | Total IgE [kU/l] vs Age | Specific IgE [kU/l] vs Age | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | >65 | >65 | male | female | Ï„b | (n) | p | Ï„b | (n) | p |
All patients | 36.9 ± 22.6 (0.5 – 93) | 424 | 135 | 229 (40.9) | 330 (59.0) | -0.262 | (553) | < 0.0001 | -0.176 | (485) | < 0.0001 |
Atopic dermatitis | 23.6 ± 20.1 (0.5 – 93) | 107 | 6 | 53 (46.9) | 60 (53.1) | -0.038 | (112) | = 0.561 | 0.034 | (68) | = 0.696 |
Allergic Rhinitis/Asthma | 36.7 ± 19.6 (3.0 – 79) | 108 | 24 | 50 (37.9) | 82 (62.1) | -0.219 | (132) | < -0.0001 | -0.320 | (107) | < 0.0001 |
Insect Allergy | 44.2 ± 21.7 (2.0 – 82) | 209 | 105 | 126 (40.1) | 188 (59.9) | -0.259 | (309) | < 0.0001 | -0.084 | (310) | = 0.029 |