Mycoplasma pneumoniae Seroprevalence and Total IgE Levels in Patients with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Table 3

Main demographic, clinical, and laboratory parameters in M. pneumoniae serologically positive children.

Group	Pt.	Gender	Age	Diagnosis	MP-IgM	MP-IgG	Total IgE	IgE limit	Notes	IgE ratio
I	1	F	16.0	oJIA	2.26	1.79	106.40	100	—	1.064
	2	F	9.2	oJIA	0.71	4.44	212.20	100	P	2.358
	3	F	11.8	oJIA	0.71	3.36	368.60	100	DA	3.686
	4	F	13.1	oJIA	0.45	4.67	255.10	150	—	1.701
	5	M	12.8	oJIA	1.01	0.01	5.99	150	RRI	0.060
	6	M	2.7	oJIA	1.00	0.24	14.85	30	—	0.495
	7	F	10.6	oJIA	1.96	0.36	83.00	100	—	0.830
	8	F	7.6	oJIA	0.99	0.30	21.72	90	RRI	0.241
	9	M	6.9	oJIA	1.05	0.23	1.07	60	—	0.018
	10	M	14.9	oJIA	2.94	0.62	21.71	150	—	0.145
	11	M	9.2	oJIA	0.92	0.32	379.00	90	—	4.211
	12	M	15.7	oJIA	1.10	0.02	205.10	100	P	2.051
	13	F	13.3	oJIA	0.94	0.12	237.30	150	—	1.582
	14	F	7.8	pJIA	0.74	3.59	5.53	90	—	0.061
	15	F	14.5	pJIA	0.35	2.85	16.38	150	A	0.109
	16	M	12.6	pJIA	1.10	0.30	274.50	100	—	2.745
	17	M	14.3	RF+pJIA	3.44	0.57	132.00	150	—	0.880
	18	F	7.7	sJIA	0.92	0.43	355.90	90	P	3.954
II	19	F	5.1	Loc. SCD	1.06	0.02	110.70	60	—	1.845
	20	F	15.4	pSLE	0.12	2.01	22.31	100	—	0.223
	21	F	12.2	pSLE	0.97	0.12	13.78	150	—	0.138
	22	F	16.4	BD	3.86	2.78	2.16	100	—	0.022
III	23	M	2.0	T1DM	0.66	1.01	8.17	30	—	0.272
	24	M	17.8	T1DM	0.61	1.01	79.26	100	—	0.793
	25	F	14.6	T1DM	1.72	0.09	36.17	150	—	0.241
	26	F	14.2	T1DM	3.16	0.04	35.92	150	—	0.239
	27	M	9.1	GHD	0.37	1.84	91.05	100	—	1.012

Abbreviations: MP: Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Pt.: patient; JIA: juvenile idiopathic arthritis; P: personal history of pneumonia; oJIA: oligoarticular JIA; pJIA: polyarticular JIA; RF: rheumatoid factor; sJIA: systemic JIA; SCD: scleroderma; pSLE: pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus; BD: Behcet’s disease; T1DM: type 1 diabetes mellitus; GHD: growth hormone deficiency; RRI: recurrent respiratory infections; A: unspecified diagnosis of allergy; AD: atopic dermatitis.