Immunoglobulin G1 subclass responses can be used to detect specific allergy to the house dust mites Dermatophagoides farinae and Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus in atopic dogs

Table 2 Risk factors in healthy dogs and AD from different sources and with different IDT outcomes

Risk factor	Between groups of dogs
	Healthy (H)	Atopic Dog (AD)
	Internal medicine and Blood bank	+ IDT and - IDT to HDM	H and AD
Sex
OR^a	1.83	2.06	0.58
(95% CI)^b	(0.47–7.13)	(0.56–7.61)	(0.22–1.52)
p^c	0.4998	0.3419	0.3359
Age > 3 yr
OR^a	1025	0.9091	4.103
(95%CI) ^b	(19.09–55,048)	(0.22–3.74)	(1.57–10.75)
p^c	< 0.0001	1.00	0.0049

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