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. 2014 Aug 19;7(1):22–29. doi: 10.4168/aair.2015.7.1.22

Table 4. Predictors of the severity of anaphylaxis.

Mild Moderate Severe
Reference P value OR (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI)
Age 1 0.137 0.991 (0.980-1.003) 0.008 1.016 (1.004-1.028)
Male gender 1 0.906 0.981 (0.713-1.349) 0.342 1.170 (0.846-1.620)
Allergic disease 1 < 0.001 2.732 (1.898-3.932) < 0.001 2.188 (1.499-3.193)
DM±HTN 1 0.001 2.335 (1.432-3.809) < 0.001 2.394 (1.486-3.858)
RCM 1 0.006 2.379 (1.281-4.419) < 0.001 3.215 (1.767-5.851)
NSAID use 1 0.008 1.922 (1.189-3.105) 0.661 1.122 (0.670-1.881)
Antibiotic use 1 0.017 2.149 (1.144-4.036) 0.002 2.761 (1.474-5.173)
Seafood 1 0.469 1.230 (0.702-2.155) 0.781 1.088 (0.602-1.967)
Wheat 1 0.376 1.476 (0.623-3.499) 0.037 2.425 (1.054-5.581)
Meat 1 0.460 1.426 (0.556-3.658) 0.887 1.076 (0.389-2.979)
Vegetable 1 0.869 1.084 (0.416-2.828) 0.407 1.382 (0.522-3.658)
Exercise (+FDEIA) 1 0.484 1.633 (0.414-6.449) 0.034 4.119 (1.112-15.248)

OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; DM, diabetes mellitus; HTN, hypertension; RCM, radiocontrast media; NSAID, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug; FDEIA, food-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis.