Table I.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with FPIES and control donors
| Patients with FPIES (n = 17) | Controls (n = 12) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | No. | % | No. | % | P value∗ | |
| Sex | ||||||
| Female | 10 | 58.8 | 8 | 66.7 | .67 | |
| Male | 7 | 41.2 | 4 | 33.3 | ||
| Age, y (SD) | 7.5 (3.2) | 6.9 (2.7) | .60 | |||
| FPIES-inducing allergen | ||||||
| Fruit | 4 | 23.5 | — | |||
| Fish | 11 | 64.7 | — | |||
| Egg | 1 | 5.9 | — | |||
| Milk | 1 | 5.9 | — | |||
| Delivery mode | ||||||
| Cesarean | 10 | 62.5 | 3 | 25.0 | .05 | |
| Vaginal | 6 | 37.5 | 9 | 75.0 | ||
| Type of feeding | ||||||
| Breast-feeding exclusively | 2 | 12.5 | 5 | 45.5 | .06 | |
| Infant formula | 1 | 6.3 | 0 | 0.0 | .40 | |
| Mixed feeding | 13 | 81.3 | 7 | 54.6 | .14 | |
| Bristol stool scale parameters to assess bowel habits | ||||||
| Normal | 11 | 73.3 | 8 | 66.7 | .71 | |
| Constipation and diarrhea | 4 | 26.7 | 4 | 33.3 | ||
| Maternal antibiotic intake during pregnancy or breast-feeding | 5 | 31.3 | 2 | 16.7 | .38 | |
| Maternal probiotic intake during pregnancy or breast-feeding | 10 | 71.4 | 8 | 66.7 | .79 | |
∗
P values calculated using the chi-square test.