Table 1.

Characteristics of Sensitized vs Children With Allergy to Coconut in Children on Initial Presentation to our Practice

Variable	Sensitized with no history of exposure or no history of reaction (n = 206)	Allergic, sensitized with history of reaction (n = 69)	P value
Male, n (%)	127 (61.6)	44 (63.7)	.75
Age (at first coconut test), mean (SD)	6.18 (4.07)	5.57 (4.28)	.29
Race or ethnicity, n (%)
White	136 (66.0)	33 (47.8)
Black or African American	18 (8.7)	9 (13.0)
Hispanic or Latino	29 (14.1)	11 (15.9)
Asian	18 (8.7)	12 (17.4)
Other or unknown	5 (2.4)	4 (5.8)
Insurance, n (%)			.72
Private	153 (74.3)	54 (78.2)
Public	51 (24.8)	14 (20.3)
Government or other	2 (1.0)	1 (1.4)
History of asthma (at time of first coconut test), n (%)	78 (37.9)	27 (39.1)	.85
History of atopic dermatitis (at time of first coconut test), n (%)	123 (59.7)	44 (63.8)	.55
History of allergic rhinitis (at time of first coconut test), n (%)	111 (53.9)	39 (56.5)	.70
Other food allergies, n (%)	206 (100)	67 (97.1)	.01
ImmunoCAP (n = 238)	6.87 (13.65), range: 0.24–78.9	13.83 (18.48); range, 0.38–69.0	<.01
Skin test wheal (n = 86)	4.41 (2.63), range: 0–13.0	7.67 (3.93); range, 0–17.0	<.01
Skin test flare (n = 83)	11.11 (6.27), range: 0–26.0	17.41 (7.41); range, 0–30.0	<.01
History of initial reaction (n = 69)
At first exposure		9 (13.0)
Previously tolerating		5 (7.2)
Not documented if first exposure		55 (79.7)
Initial source of reaction, n (%)
Ingestion		57 (82.6)
Skin contact		10 (14.5)
Breastfed		2 (2.9)
Age at initial reaction (n = 58), mean (SD)		5.0 (4.4)
History of topical coconut application, n (%)			.02
Yes	21 (10.2)	15 (21.7)
No	14 (6.8)	7 (10.1)
Not documented	171 (83.0)	47 (68.1)

Bolded values are significant (P < .05).