| |
Control (n = 21)
| |
Olive Oil (N = 20)
| |
|---|
|
Measurement
|
Baseline
|
Month 3
|
P
*
| |
Baseline
|
Month 3
|
P
*
|
P
**
|
|---|
| | | | |
mm
| | | | |
|
Induration to candida
|
9.4 ± 2.1
|
13.5 ± 2.4
|
0.04
| |
9.9 ± 1.9
|
11.8 ± 2.7
|
0.13
|
0.48
|
|
Induration to TT
|
14.6 ± 1.7
|
16.0 ± 2.5
|
0.57
| |
10.2 ± 1.9
|
11.5 ± 1.9
|
0.73
|
0.32
|
|
Induration to TM
|
2.6 ± 1.2
|
4.0 ± 2.5
|
0.15
| |
4.3 ± 1.6
|
6.7 ± 2.3
|
0.07
|
0.81
|
|
Total induration
|
26.6 ± 2.7
|
33.5 ± 3.9
|
0.03
| |
24.4 ± 3.3
|
30.0 ± 4.4
|
0.04
|
0.37
|
|
No. of positive responses
|
1.66
|
1.86
|
0.16 a
| |
1.79
|
1.74
|
0.74 b
|
0.08 b
|
- Abbreviations: TT tetanus toxoid, TM trichophyton mentagrophytes
-
*
P-value within group was obtained by paired t-test or nonparametric test as indicated by b under P
* column
-
**
P-value for difference between groups was obtained by ANCOVA or nonparametric test as indicated by b under P
** column
-
aValues are mean ± SEM or (n) of measurements 48 h after administration of DTH
