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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2021 Feb 4;126(5):562–568.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2021.01.027

Table 3.

Correlation Between Coconut sIgE and Other Food and Environmental Allergen sIgE With Initial Coconut Testing

Tree nuts Almond Brazil nut Cashew nut Hazel nut Macadamia Pecan Pine nut Pistachio Walnut
r = 0.77 r = 0.70 r = 0.45 r = 0.61 r = 0.81 r = 0.64 r = 0.36 r = 0.43 r = 0.49
P < .001 P < .001 P < .001 P < .001 P < .001 P < .001 P < .001 P < .001 P < .001
n = 202 n = 142 n = 190 n = 170 n = 101 n = 172 n = 103 n = 148 n = 185
Fruits Apple Avocado Banana Kiwi Melon Orange Tomato
r = 0.17 r = 0.90 r = 0.29 r = −0.09 r = 0.71 r = 0.27 r = 0.80
P = .575 P < .001 P = .202 P = .818 P = .032 P = .487 P = .002
n = 13 n = 11 n = 21 n = 9 n = 9 n = 9 n = 12
Seeds Cacao Flaxseed Poppy seed Pumpkin seed Sesame seed Sunflower seed
r = 0.84 r = 0.57 r = 0.94 r = 0.58 r = 0.64 r = 0.21
P = .003 P = .022 P < .001 P = .048 P < .001 P = .199
n = 10 n = 16 n = 16 n = 12 n = 86 n = 40
Legumes Chickpea Green bean Lentil Pea Peanut Soybean
r = 0.86 r = 0.53 r = 0.49 r = 0.12 r = 0.12 r = 0.64
P < .001 P = .043 P = .005 P = .017 P = .084 P < .001
n = 30 n = 15 n = 31 n = 195 n = 195 n = 69
Other common foods Egg white Milk Wheat
r = 0.27 r = 0.05 r = 0.38
P = .001 P = .659 P = .007
n = 139 n = 84 n = 49

Abbreviation: sIgE, specific immunoglobulin E.

Bolded values are significant (P < .05).