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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2019 Apr 8;7(7):2359–2368.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2019.03.049

Table 3: Allergic Clinical Characteristics associated with Grade 2/3 allergic reaction during Almond Challenge.

OR for specific IgE represent the increased odds for every 10 kU/L change in IgE. OR for SPT represent the increased odds for every 5 mm change in wheal. Variables not meeting significance criteria were excluded from the table.

No Grade 2/3 symptoms
(n=569)
Grade 2/3 N-B reaction
(n= 21)
Unadj. OR
[95% CI]
p Adj. OR
[95% CI]
p
Demographics
Age at challenge in years, mean (sd) 10.4 (8.2) 6.1 (3.4) 0.86 [0.77, 0.97] 0.01 0.85 [0.75, 0.97] 0.01
Almond History
Almond-specific IgE, mean (sd) 3.1 (7.7) 14.3 (27.3) 1.51 [1.22, 1.87] <0.001 1.25 [0.96, 1.64] 0.10
Almond SPT in mm, mean (sd) 3.8 (3.6) 7.8 (5.8) 2.75 [1.69, 4.47] <0.001 2.57 [1.47, 4.47] <0.001
Allergic Sensitization
Peanut IgE, mean (sd) 26.9 (37.1) 52.8 (49.3) 1.16 [1.04, 1.29] 0.006 - -
Pistachio IgE, mean (sd) 10.5 (20.6) 21.2 (32.5) 1.17 [1.01, 1.36] 0.044 - -
Pecan IgE, mean (sd) 5.1 (13.2) 12.0 (22.8) 1.24 [1.01, 1.52] 0.048 - -
Walnut IgE, mean (sd) 10.4 (22.4) 23.1 (41.0) 1.16 [1.02, 1.33] 0.028 - -