Oxidative Stress in Children with Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria

Table 2

Some demographic and clinical features of the study group.

	CSU patients; ()
Age years (mean ± SD)	10.5 ± 4.1
Gender (M/F)	37/25
Disease duration months (median, [IQR])	12 (5–24)
Angioedema ( [%])	25/62 (40%)
BMI (mean ± SD)	20.3 ± 3.7
Total IgE > 100 Iµ/L ( [%])	22 (35%)
Eosinophils > 5% ( [%])	6 (10%)
Aeroallergen sensitization ( [%])	10/49 (20%)
ASST positivity ( [%])
ASST-positive	14/49 (29%)
ASST-negative	35/49 (71%)
UAS7 (median, [IQR])	22.0 (13–30.5)

CSU, chronic spontaneous urticaria; SD, standard deviation; IQR, interquartile range; ASST, autologous serum skin test; UAS7, urticaria activity score; BMI, body mass index.