Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of participants

Gender	Age (Yrs.)	Allergies	Prescribed auto- injector (years)	Ever used?	Severity of worst reaction	Age at 1st reaction (Yrs.)
F	16	Peanut, soya	9	No	Mild/moderate	1
M	13	Peanut, brazil nut	8	No	Severe	5
M	12	Wasp sting	1	No	Mild	11
M	15	Egg	7	No	Severe	< 1
M	12	Cashew nut, hazelnut, strawberry	2	No	Mild	5
F	16	Fish	10	No	Moderate	< 1
F	16	Peanut, brazil nut, hazelnut, pecan nut	10	Yes	Severe	unknown
M	16	Hornet sting	2	No	Mild/moderate	15
M	14	Peanut, egg	10	No	Moderate	< 1
M	18	Brazil nut, grass, tree pollen	2	No	Severe	16
M	12	Peanut	5	No	Moderate/severe	7
F	16	Peanut, egg, dust mites	14	No	Severe	1
F	17	Peanut, hazelnut, almonds	3	No	Mild	unknown
F	12	Peanut, sesame	7	No	Mild	3
F	18	Wasp sting	4	No	Mild	14
F	13	Peanut, brazil nut, cashew	7	No	Severe	7
M	12	Milk, egg	8	No	Severe	< 1
F	16	All tree nuts except cashews	6	Yes	Severe	< 1
M	15	Horses, dogs	< 1	No	Severe	2
F	16	All nuts and peanuts	unknown	No	Severe	unknown