Table 1.
Baseline demographic & clinical characteristics of pharmacist vs allergist cohorts
| Parameters | All (n = 311) | Pharmacist cohort (n = 83) | Allergist cohort (n = 228) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female sex; n (%) | 205 (65.9) | 55 (71.1) | 146 (64.0) | 0.246 |
| Age; median years (IQR) | 58.0 (25.5) | 60 (31.5) | 57.0 (24.0) | 0.607 |
| Duration of penicillin allergy label | 0.201 | |||
|
237 (76.2) | 24 (28.9) | 50 (21.9) | |
|
74 (23.8) | 59 (71.1) | 178 (78.1) | |
| Type of reaction; n (%) | 0.219 | |||
|
73 (23.5) | 21 (25.3) | 52 (22.8) | |
|
120 (38.6) | 37 (44.6) | 83 (36.4) | |
|
118 (37.9) | 25 (30.1) | 93 (40.8) | |
| Concomitant drug allergy labels; n (%) | 149 (47.9) | 36 (43.4) | 113 (49.6) | 0.334 |
| Baseline DrHy-Q scores (SD) | 38.9 (24.4) | 37.2 (22.2) | 43.4 (29.1) | 0.173 |