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Table 3 Demographic characteristics and mean weight and IgE of patients in the included studies

From: Omalizumab vs. placebo in the management of chronic idiopathic urticaria: a systematic review

Study ID

Interventions

Age (mean ± SD)

Female sex n(%)

Caucasian n(%)

Weight (kg) mean ± SD

<80 kg n (%)

IgE (IU/mL) mean ± SD

IgE (IU/mL) median (range)

1

Omalizumab 75-375

39.1 ± 9.0

19 (70.4)

27 (100.0)

81.9 ± 20.2

-

211 ± 158

-

Placebo

42.3 ± 15.0

19 (86.4)

22 (100.0)

71.2 ± 12.4

-

181 ± 136

-

2

Omalizumab 75

38.8 ± 15.5

15 (65.2)

20 (87.0)

80.5 ± 21.6

14 (60.9)

251.5 ± 389.6

62 (3–1500)

Omalizumab 300

42.9 ± 15.7

17 (68.0)

19 (76.0)

82.2 ± 22.8

13 (52.0)

170.5 ± 178.5

131.5 (2–819)

Omalizumab 600

40 ± 11.1

12 (57.1)

18 (85.7)

80.6 ± 18.1

11 (52.4)

134.9 ± 142.9

90 (4–617)

Placebo

41.2 ± 16.2

17 (81)

18 (85.7)

80.4 ± 24.8

13 (61.9)

297.4 ± 748.9

62 (3–1500)

3

Omalizumab 75

39.7 ± 15.0

61 (74.0)

64 (78.0)

82.8 ± 21.2

43 (52.4)

168.2 ± 321.9**

79

Omalizumab 150

43.0 ± 13.2

65 (79.0)

70 (85.0)

82.4 ± 20.7

41 (49.4)

-

-

Omalizumab 300

44.3 ± 13.7

63 (80.0)

68 (86.0)

80.3 ± 19.9

41 (51.9)

-

-

Placebo

43.1 ± 12.5

55 (70.0)

70 (89. 0)

84.3 ± 25.7

41 (51.9)

-

-

4

Omalizumab 300

42.7 ± 17.9

186 (73.8)

223 (88.5)

29.4 ± 7.1*

-

162.3 ± 306.4

79 (1–3050)

Placebo

44.3 ± 14.7

55 (66.3)

75 (90.4)

31 ± 9.6*

-

147.2 ± 224.4

71 (1–1230)

5

Omalizumab 75

40.7 ± 15.2

55 (71.4)

62 (80.5)

81.1 ± 19.2

38 (48.7)

-

91 (1–2030)

Omalizumab 150

41.1 ± 14

64 (80.0)

63 (78.8)

83.2 ± 24.4

40 (50.0)

-

71 (1–5000)

Omalizumab 300

42.4 ± 13.2

60 (74.1)

74 (91.4)

81.6 ± 19.7

45 (55.5)

-

85.5 (1–2330)

Placebo

40.4 ± 15.6

52 (65.0)

64 (80.0)

83 ± 20.5

35 (43.7)

-

92 (1–1010)

  1. *BMI (kg/m2). **mean and SD of all patients included. SD: standard deviation. IgE: Immunoglobulin E normal range 13 to 127 IU/mL.