Table 3. Sensitization to legume allergens detected by sIgE estimation in ELISA.

Legume extract	SPT patients positive	ELISA positive cases*(% sensitization)	sIgE (OD490)
Kidney bean	78	70 (89.7)	0.196–3.166
Chickpea	65	7 (10.8)	0.192–0.693
Peanut	53	14 (26.4)	0.182–1.102
Pigeon pea	41	16 (39.0)	0.199–0.711
Black gram	39	15 (38.4)	0.178–1.035
Green gram	39	3(7.7)	0.215–0.330
Soybean	34	14 (41.2)	0.198–0.637
Pea	24	7 (29.2)	0.187–0.471
Lentil	7	3 (42.9)	0.216–0.395
Cow pea	6	2(33.3)	0.198–0.575

*Cut off value for sIgE positivity = 0.138 OD (≥3 times of control).