The influence of season and of sex on the serum level of total IgE and on the distribution of allergen-specific IgE.
Serum IgE levels were higher in males than in females. The number of positive RAST results peaked in April and November. Timothy grass, birch, cat and dog epithelia and horse dander, house dust, egg and peanut showed a seasonal variation. There was a difference in allergenic specificity between men and women.
D000485:Allergens / Q000276:immunology*; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006969:Hypersensitivity, Immediate / Q000276:immunology*; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000032:analysis*; D008297:Male; D011852:Radioallergosorbent Test; D012621:Seasons; D012737:Sex Factors
D000485:Allergens; D007073:Immunoglobulin E