Table 1.
Demographic data of the study population.
| Type of reaction | Total patients n = 314 | Epi group n = 107 (34.1%) | Non-epi group n = 207 (65.9%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (year) | 52.78 ± 16.02 | 52.67 ± 16.99 | 52.83 ± 15.54 | 0.94 |
| Male-no. (%) | 216 (68.8) | 71 (66.4) | 145 (70.0) | 0.50 |
| Sent viaambulance-no. (%) | 164 (52.2) | 89 (83.2) | 75 (36.2) | <0.01* |
| Comorbidities | ||||
| Hypertension-no. (%) | 56 (17.8) | 21 (19.6) | 35 (16.9) | 0.55 |
| Diabetes-no. (%)a | 27 (8.6) | 8 (7.5) | 19 (9.2) | 0.68 |
| Cardiac disease-no. (%)a | 15 (4.8) | 5 (4.7) | 10 (4.8) | 1.00 |
| CVA-no. (%)a | 3 (0.9) | 0 (0) | 3 (1.4) | 0.55 |
| CKD-no. (%)a | 5 (1.6) | 2 (1.9) | 3 (1.4) | 1.00 |
| Asthma/COPD-no. (%)a | 9 (2.9) | 5 (4.7) | 4 (1.9) | 0.28 |
| Gout-no. (%)a | 8 (2.5) | 2 (1.9) | 6 (2.9) | 0.72 |
| Neoplasm-no. (%)a | 2 (0.6) | 1 (0.9) | 1 (0.5) | 1.00 |
| Allergy history | ||||
| Drugs-no. (%) | 53 (16.9) | 22 (20.1) | 31 (15.0) | 0.21 |
| Food-no. (%)a | 24 (7.6) | 10 (9.3) | 14 (6.8) | 0.50 |
| Trigger | ||||
| Insect venom-no. (%) | 124 (39.5) | 36 (33.6) | 88 (42.5) | 0.07 |
| Food-no. (%) | 61 (19.4) | 16 (15.0) | 45 (21.7) | 0.25 |
| Drugs-no. (%) | 85 (27.1) | 33 (30.8) | 52 (25.1) | 0.24 |
| Contrast media-no. (%)a | 4 (1.3) | 3 (2.8) | 1 (0.5) | 0.12 |
| Contact-no. (%)a | 6 (1.9) | 4 (3.7) | 2 (1.0) | 0.19 |
| Idiopathic-no. (%)a | 34 (10.8) | 15 (14.0) | 19 (9.2) | 0.25 |
Continuous data are expressed as the means ± SDs, and categorical data are expressed as numbers (%).
a
Fisher’s exact test *p < 0.05 CVA, cardiovascular accident; CAD, coronary artery disease; CKD, chronic kidney disease.