Table 2.
Children’s demographic and clinical characteristics (n=40)
| Mean age in montds (+/−SD) | 36.5 (+/−9.4) | |
| Male gender (%) | 83 % | |
| Race (%) | ||
| Hispanic | 63 % | |
| African-American | 30 % | |
| Other | 7 % | |
| History of clinical food allergy | 62 % | |
| Eczema ever (%) | 92 % | |
| Eczema currently (%) | 70 % | |
| Number of wheezing episodes and/or asthma symptoms since birth (%) | ||
| 2–4 | 30 % | |
| 5–15 | 43 % | |
| >15 | 27 % | |
| Total serum IgE kU/l (%) | ||
| 0–50 kU/l | 13 % | |
| >50–100 kU/l | 3 % | |
| >100–300 kU/l | 30 % | |
| >300–1,000 kU/l | 26 % | |
| >1,000–2,000 kU/l | 13 % | |
| > 2,000 kU/l | 16 % | |
| Number of aeroallergen sensitizations per child based on SPT1 | 3.1 (+/−1.7) | |
| Number of aeroallergen sensitizations per child based on sIgE1,3 | 4.3 (+/−2.2) | |
| Number of food allergen sensitizations per child based on SPT2 | 1.5 (+/−1.8) | |
| SPT grade of histamine control | ||
| 1 | 3 % | |
| 2 | 70 % | |
| 3 | 18 % | |
| 4 | 10 % | |
1
Aeroallergens tested: tree pollen, grass pollen, ragweed pollen, dust mite, roach, cat, mouse, dog; (Mean+/−SD)
2
Food allergens tested: milk, egg, soy, wheat, peanut, shellfish, fish; (Mean+/−SD)
3
IgE≥0.1 kU/l