Laboratory parameters Total IgE LactoglobulinIgE LactalbuminIgE P value
Positive Negative Positive Negative Positive Negative
(n=22) (n=28) (n=39) (n=11) (n=42) (n=8)
Mean±SD Mean±SD Mean±SD Mean±SD Mean±SD Mean±SD
Hb% 11.47 ±1.16 11.91 ± 1.36 11.69 ±1.16 11.81 ± 1.70 11.56 ±1.21 12.07 ± 1.66 P1>0.05
(gm/dl) P2>0.05
  P3>0.05
RBCs count 4.68 ±0.33 4.75 ± 0.35 4.79 ±0.35 4.52 ± 0.21 4.76 ±0.33 4.54 ± 0.37 P1>0.05
( 109 /L) P2<0.05
  P3>0.05
WBCs count 8.78 ±2.36 5.69 ±1.24 7.33 ±2.48 6.06 ±1.68 7.22 ±2.36 6.16 ±2.39 P1< 0.001
(×103/L) P2>0.05
  P3>0.05
Platelets count 339.18 ±71.00 316.35 ±94.28 324.64 ±83.46 332.64 ±93.29 331.69 ±83.95 298.63 ±89.41 P1>0.05
(×103/L) P2>0.05
  P3>0.05
Eosinophil% 8.68 ± 3.32 2.07 ±1.15 5.87 ± 4.16 1.81 ±0.87 5.33 ±3.94 3.12 ±4.42 P1< 0.001
P2< 0.001
P3<0.05
Total protein 7.65 ±1.49 7.00 ±1.09 7.35 ±1.38 7.09 ± 1.03 7.35 ±1.38 6.98 ±0.81 P1>0.05
(gm/dl) P2>0.05
  P3>0.05
Albumin 3.62 ±0.59 3.77 ±0.72 3.72 ±0.67 3.66 ±0.70 3.68 ±0.66 3.87 ±0.72 P1>0.05
(gm/dl) P2>0.05
  P3>0.05
LactoglobulinIgE(IU/ml) 1.56 ±1.58 0.62± 0.62 ------------ ------------ 1.15 ±1.30 0.47 ± 0.44 P1<0.001
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P3<0.01
Lactalbumin 0.85 ±0.44 0.49 ± 0.28 0.69 ±0.36 0.51± 0.50 -------------- ------------ P1< 0.001
IgE(IU/ml) P2 <0.01
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Total IgE ------------ -------------- 106.75 ±152.24 14.83 ±16.07 93.93 ±144.32 47.63 ±111.74 --------
P2 <0.001
P3<0.01
Table 6: Comparison of laboratory investigations in infants with total IgE, lactoglobulin and lacto albumin specific IgE positive and negative cases.