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. 2018 Jan-Feb;6(1):292-294.e2.
doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2017.07.037. Epub 2017 Sep 22.

The associations between eczema and food and inhalant allergen-specific IgE vary between black and white children

Ganesa Wegienka  1 , Alexandra Sitarik  2 , Gillian Bassirpour  3 , Edward M Zoratti  3 , Dennis Ownby  4 , Christine C Johnson  5 , Suzanne Havstad  2
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The associations between eczema and food and inhalant allergen-specific IgE vary between black and white children

Ganesa Wegienka et al. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2018 Jan-Feb.
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The graph demonstrates the modifying effect of race on the relationship between total IgE and the predicted probability of the child having eczema. The shaded areas are the 95% confidence bands. The dashed blue line is for White children. The dashed red line is for Black children. The solid lines represent 95% confidence bands. IgE units are in kU/L.
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