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Table 3 Frequency and distribution of attacks per year stratified for male vs female and atopy vs non-atopy

From: Food as a trigger for abdominal angioedema attacks in patients with hereditary angioedema

 

Female (n = 27)

* p-value

Male (n = 15)

No atopy (n = 18)

Atopy (n = 9)

 

No atopy (n = 12)

Atopy (n = 3)

No attacks (# subjects)

2

1

 

5

3

Rare attacks (# subjects)

4

2

0.029

5

-

# attacks (range)

1.5 (1–3)

4 (4–4)

 

4 (2–6)

-

Moderate attacks (# subjects)

8

5

0.854

2

-

# attacks (range)

25.1 (15–37)

26 (12–36)

 

12 (12–12)

-

Frequent attacks (# subjects)

4

1

 

-

-

# attacks (range)

89.5 (53–136)

93

 

-

-

  1. * t-test: The p-values are for the comparison of attack frequency among atopic and non-atopic subjects within one specific category of attacks, where feasible
  2. no attacks: < 1/year; rare attacks: < 1/month; ≥ 1/year; moderate attacks: < 1/week; ≥ 1/month; frequent attacks: ≥1/week