Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of the sample.

Characteristics				PaperPRO group (n=14)		OITcontrol group (n=16)		P value
Female, n (%)				5 (36)		10 (63)		.14
Age (years), mean (SD)				6.9 (1.9)		7.6 (3.7)		.75
Asthma, n (%)				5 (36)		7 (44)		.65
Previous anaphylaxis with OITa allergen, n (%)				7 (50)		13 (81)		.08
OIT with egg, n (%)				8 (57)		8 (50)		.70
OIT with milk, n (%)				6 (43)		8 (50)		.70
Antihistaminic premedication, n (%)				0 (0)		4 (25)		.07
Omalizumab premedication, n (%)				1 (7)		1 (6)		.92
Total immunoglobulin E value (kU/L), median (Q1-Q3b)				494.5 (120-858)		258 (87-931)		.57
In egg OIT patients
	OIT with egg, n (%)		8 (57)		8 (50)		.70
	Specific immunoglobulin E (kUA/L), median (Q1-Q3)
		Egg white	7.7 (2.2-13.8)		9 (5.7-16.2)		.56
		Egg yolk	1.9 (0.5-4.4)		3 (1.1-7.6)		.40
		Ovalbumin	4 (0.6-8.8)		4.9 (1.4-9)		.67
		Ovomucoid	4.1 (0.5-14.1)		8.1 (4.5-17.3)		.21
	Prick test diameter (mm), median (Q1-Q3)
		Egg white	7 (3-9.7)		8 (6.5-11)		.46
		Egg yolk	5 (2.2-7.5)		6.5 (3-8)		.67
		Ovalbumin	6.2 (2.7-10)		9 (6-10)		.53
		Ovomucoid	5.5 (4.2-9.7)		9.5 (7-15)		.19
In milk OIT patients
	OIT with milk, n (%)		6 (43)		8 (50)		.70
	Specific immunoglobulin E (kUA/L), median (Q1-Q3)
		Milk	5.9 (3.9-7.8)		8.6 (3.8-19.8)		.70
		Alpha-lactalbumin	1.1 (0.4-3.2)		0.4 (0.1-9.8)		.30
		Beta-lactoglobulin	0.7 (0.4-1.4)		0.5 (0.2-0.9)		.52
		Casein	3.7 (1.6-9.4)		2.8 (0.8-13.6)		.56
	Prick test diameter (mm), median (Q1-Q3)
		Milk	4.7 (3-5)		4.7 (3.5-10.2)		.56
		Alpha-lactalbumin	5.5 (4.5-6)		3 (0-7)		.49
		Beta-lactoglobulin	6.7 (5.5-9.5)		7 (3.5-9.2)		.43
		Casein	7.5 (3-9)		3.7 (1-12)		.56

^aOIT: oral immunotherapy.

^bQ1-Q3: first quartile-third quartile.