Table 1 Associations between number of different helminth parasite infections and eosinophilia or total IgE in 1,155 children
Number of helminth infections (n = 1,155) | Eosinophilia > 4% | Eosinophilia > 10% | Total IgE >200 IU/mL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | #OR | n (%) | #OR | n (%) | #OR | |
(95% CI) | (95% CI) | (95% CI) | ||||
0 | 343 (64.6) | 83 (15.6) | 282 (52.9) | |||
(n = 533; 46.2%) | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
1 | 336 (79.6) | 2.13 | 110 (26.1) | 1.81 | 268 (63.5) | 1.53 |
(n = 422; 36.6%) | (1.57; 2.90) | (1.31; 2.52) | (1.17; 1.99) | |||
2 | 121 (87.1) | 3.36 | 62 (44.6) | 3.82 | 96 (69.1) | 1.92 |
(n = 139; 12.0%) | (1.96; 5.77) | (2.51; 5.83) | (1.28; 2.88) | |||
3 | 58 (95.1) | 8.85 | 39 (63.9) | 7.96 | 44 (72.1) | 2.22 |
(n = 61; 5.3%) | (2.70; 28.99) | (4.42; 14.35) | (1.22; 4.02) | |||