Table 1.

Characteristics of the study population

Demographic features	Non‐allergic (n = 10)	Allergic (n = 8)	P‐value
Age (y)	25 (24–32)	20.5 (19–29)	0.04 #
Female sex. no. (%)	7 (70)	7 (88)	0.59
Total IgE (kU/l)	37.7 (8.8–95.7)	463 (227–3419)	0.0014 #
Specific IgE to peanut (kU/l)	<0.35‡	67.6 (18.5–90.2)	<0.0001 #
Specific IgE to Ara h 2 (kU/l)	<0.35‡	23.3 (19.3–36.0)	<0.0001 #
Other food Allergies. no (%)	0 (0)	5 (63)	0.0065
Urticaria. no. (%)	0 (0)	2 (25)	0.18
Atopic Eczema. no. (%)	0 (0)	8 (100)	<0.0001
Asthma. no. (%)	0 (0)	5 (63)	0.0065
Rhinoconjunctivitis. no. (%)	0 (0)	8 (100)	<0.0001

Values are shown as numbers (percentages) or medians (interquartile range). Statistics were done using Fisheŕs exact test or Mann–Whitney U‐test (#).

^‡designate below the detection limit for all non‐allergic donors.