Estimation of total serum IgE in normal Iraqi subjects

A random population sample of 501 residents of Mosul city was investigated. The entire population sample was separated on the basis of atopic status and hypersensitivity to mold allergens into 319 normal subjects and 182 atopics and/or hypersensitive. The geometric mean +/- S,D. of total serum IGE level for the entire random population was 104.2 +/- 4.8 I. U./ml. and 72.5 +/- 3.8 I. U./ml for the normal subjects. A correlation of IGE level in males was higher than in females. For both sexes, concentrations in normal children and teenagers [age group 1-15 years] were several times higher than those found in olderly normal adults