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Published in final edited form as: J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2023 Nov 9;153(2):471–478.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2023.09.038

Table 2:

Association between cardiovascular death and sensitization.

NHANES (HR, 95% CI, p value) MESA (HR, 95% CI, p value)
Model 1 (n=4414) Model 2 (n=4338) Model 3 (n=4410) Model 1 (n=960) Model 2 (n=944)
Milk Sensitization 2.0 (1.1–3.8), 0.026 1.9 (1.1–3.4), 0.035 2.1 (1.1–3.8), 0.027 3.8 (1.6–9.1), 0.003 3.5 (1.4–8.8), 0.007
Peanut Sensitization 1.8 (0.8–3.9), 0.14 1.4 (0.7–2.8), 0.30 1.9 (0.9–4.0), 0.11 1.4 (0.5–3.5), 0.53 1.3 (0.5–3.4), 0.59
Egg Sensitization 1.3 (0.7–2.2), 0.36 1.2 (0.6–2.2), 0.57 1.3 (0.7–2.2), 0.33 Not measured
Shrimp Sensitization 1.6 (0.9–2.7), 0.08 0.8 (0.4–1.4), 0.38 1.2 (0.8–2.0), 0.36 Not measured
Food sensitization overall 1.7 (1.2–2.4), 0.005 1.4 (1.1–1.8), 0.01 1.6 (1.1–2.2), 0.008 Not applicable
Aeroallergen sensitization 1.1 (0.8–1.5), 0.49 1.0 (0.7–1.4), >0.99 1.1 (0.8–1.4), 0.70 1.4 (0.8–2.5), 0.25 1.4 (0.8–2.4), 0.30
Total IgE (per log10 increase) 1.1 (1.0–1.3), 0.02 1.1 (1.0–1.2), 0.09 1.1 (1.0–1.2), 0.032 1.3 (1.9–1.6), 0.006 1.3 (1.1–1.6), 0.007

Hazard Ratio (HR), 95% CI, p value. Adjusted for age, race/ethnicity, sex, smoking history, asthma and education. Model 2 additionally adjusted for diabetes, obesity, high cholesterol and hypertension. Model 3 is model 1 additionally adjusted for atopic dermatitis. HR: Hazard rate.