TABLE 1.
Baseline characteristics
|
All children |
sIgE to Ara h 2 category (kUA/L) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 150 |
≤ 0.1 29 (19) |
0.1–5.0 68 (45) |
≥ 5.0 53 (35) |
P value† | |
| Age in years, median (IQR) | 7.9 (5.4–13) | 12.1 (8–15.7) | 7.6 (5.2–11.5) | 7.1 (5.3–10.5) | 0.014 |
| Gender: male | 88 (59) | 11 (38) | 44 (65) | 33 (62) | 0.090 |
| Setting | 0.860 | ||||
| Secondary care | 97 (65) | 20 (69) | 43 (63) | 34 (64) | |
| Tertiary care | 53 (35) | 9 (31) | 25 (37) | 19 (36) | |
| Suspected peanut allergy | 0.138 | ||||
| Previous reaction | 106 (71) | 17 (59) | 53 (78) | 36 (68) | |
| Elimination diet >1 year | 44 (29) | 12 (41) | 15 (22) | 17 (32) | |
| Previous reaction‡ | 0.453 | ||||
| No reaction | 44 (29) | 12 (41) | 15 (22) | 17 (32) | |
| Grade 1 | 31 (21) | 6 (21) | 15 (22) | 10 (19) | |
| Grade 2 | 32 (21) | 3 (10) | 20 (29) | 9 (17) | |
| Grade 3 | 18 (12) | 2 (7) | 8 (12) | 8 (15) | |
| Grade 4 | 21 (14) | 4 (14) | 9 (13) | 8 (15) | |
| Grade 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Missing data | 4 (3) | 2 (7) | 1 (1) | 1 (2) | |
| Elimination other food allergens | 0.266 | ||||
| No | 42 (28) | 9 (31) | 22 (32) | 11 (21) | |
| 1 or 2 | 43 (29) | 5 (17) | 20 (29) | 18 (34) | |
| 3 or 4 | 30 (20) | 5 (17) | 17 (25) | 8 (15) | |
| 5 or 6 | 27 (18) | 7 (24) | 8 (12) | 12 (23) | |
| 7 or more | 8 (5) | 3 (10) | 1 (1) | 4 (8) | |
| Atopic comorbidities | |||||
| Atopic dermatitis | 118 (79) | 21 (72) | 57 (84) | 40 (75) | 0.453 |
| Allergic rhinitis | 70 (47) | 17 (59) | 37 (54) | 16 (30) | 0.042 |
| Asthma | 48 (32) | 5 (17) | 22 (32) | 21 (40) | 0.207 |
Values are n (%) unless otherwise indicated.
Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range.
†
Benjamini‐Hochberg adjusted p‐values for comparison of differences among 3 groups.
‡
Most severe reaction according to the Sampson classification of anaphylaxis.