Table 4 Total serum IgE levels and blood eosinophil percentages at the time of enrollment and follow-up
Variables | At the time of enrollment | Follow-up | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cluster 1 | Cluster 2 | Cluster 3 | Cluster 4 | P value | Cluster 1 | Cluster 2 | Cluster 3 | Cluster 4 | P value | ||
Total serum IgE levels (IU/mL) | mean (N) | 746.8 (51) | 306.1 (40) | 1238.0 (28) | 175.0 (111) | <0.001 | 378.9 (35) | 148.7 (22) | 447.7 (17) | 77.2 (68) | <0.001 |
95% CI | 519.3–974.3 | 125.4–486.9 | 738.0–1738.0 | 87.7–262.6 |  | 296.8–460.9 | 86.0–211.4 | 268.3–627.1 | 45.0–109.5 |  | |
Blood eosinophil, % | mean (N) | 5.7 (51) | 5.3 (40) | 6.2 (29) | 3.6 (112) | <0.001 | 4.4 (35) | 3.8 (22) | 5.4 (17) | 3.1 (69) | 0.002 |
95% CI | 4.6–6.8 | 4.1–6.5 | 4.9–7.6 | 2.8–4.3 |  | 3.5–5.3 | 2.5–5.1 | 3.8–7.0 | 2.7–3.6 |  | |