Table 1. The demographics and characteristics at baseline of the patients that were included in the data analysis.
ILIT after SCIT- 10 000 ILIT after SCIT- 10 000 ILIT after SCIT- 10 000 ILIT after SCIT- 10 000 ILIT de novo- 3000 ILIT de novo- 3000 ILIT de novo- 3000
Placebo group Active group Active group P-value† Placebo group Active group P- value†
Number of patients 12 13 19 16
Gender 0.38 0.50
Female, no. (%) 4 (33%) 2 (15%) 2 (15%) 6 (32%) 7 (44%)
Male, no. (%) 8 (67%) 11 (85%) 11 (85%) 13 (68%) 9 (56%)
Study site 0.12 1.0
Stockholm, no. (%) 3 (25%) 1 (8%) 1 (8%) 12 (63%) 10 (63%)
Lund, no. (%) 7 (58%) 12 (92%) 12 (92%) 7 (37%) 6 (37%)
Borås, no. (%) 2 (17%) 0 0 0 0
Seasonal asthma, no. (%) 3 (25%) 4 (31%) 4 (31%) 1.0 4 (21%) 4 (25%) 1.0
Sensitization to birch pollen on SPT, no. (%) 11 (92%) 13 (100%) 13 (100%) 1.0 12(63%) 8 (50%) 0.51
Age, mean (SD [range]) 34 (8[22-49]) 34 (6[24-43]) 34 (6[24-43]) 0.87 33(10 [20-53) 35 (8 [20-47) 0.17
Nasal provocation test, median (SD [range]) 104 (55 [13-208]) 118 (78 [35 -333]) 118 (78 [35 -333]) 0.52 185 (51 [102-285]) 170 (61 [53-290]) 0.75
Timothy specific IgE (kU/L), median (SD [range]) 18.5 (33.1 [1.8-100.0]) 11.9 (11.8 [1.9-35.7]) 11.9 (11.8 [1.9-35.7]) 0.23 11.0 (14.8 [0.9-54.0]) 5.2 (14.5 [0.4-48.8]) 0.28
RQLQ, median (SD [range]) 1.8 (0.7 [0.5-2.4]) 2.4 (1.3 [0.6-5.1]) 2.4 (1.3 [0.6-5.1]) 0.08 2.8 (1.0 [1.1-4.6]) 2.2 (1.0 [0.7-4.1]) 0.18
Overall allergy severity estimated on VAS, mean (SD [range]) 4.2 (2.5 [1.0-8.8]) 4.8(2.4[1.2-8.9]) 4.8(2.4[1.2-8.9]) 0.48 7.8 (1.6 [2.9-9.3]) 6.4 (1.3 [3.6-8]) 0.006
CSMS expressed as AUC, mean (SD [range]), median
62 (41 [10-157]), median: 62 98 (49 [17-167] median: 110 98 (49 [17-167] median: 110
0.06
104 (43 [37-182])
90 (31 [43-146])
0.53
SS expressed as AUC, mean (SD [range]), median
25 (14 [5-45]), median: 27 45 (22 [5-85]), median: 46 45 (22 [5-85]), median: 46
0.02
51 (24 [17-92])
49 (17 [27-80])
>0.99
MS expressed as AUC, mean (SD [range]), median
38 (36 [0-127]), median: 33 56 (36 [3-101]), median: 58 56 (36 [3-101]), median: 58
0.22
53 (28 [11-95])
45 (28 [1-92])
0.44
†Mann Whitney test