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. 2022 Mar 24;10(4):759. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines10040759

Table 4.

Comparison between patients with HRs to ICM and patients with HRs to GBCM.

Positive STs 1 Negative STs p-Value
Patients (n°) 30 320
Time interval (months) between reaction and STs (median, range) 22 (2–10) 66 (3–84) <0.01 *
HRs 2 to ICM 3 (n°) 22 267
IHRs (n°, %) 19 (86.3) 207 (77.5) N.S. **
NIHRs (n°, %) 3 (13.6) 60 (22.5) N.S. **
culprit ICM **
iopromide (n°, %) 6 (27.3) 44 (16.5) N.S.
iomeprol (n°, %) 10 (45.4) 42 (15.7) <0.01
iopamidol (n°, %) 3 (13.6) 4 (1.5) <0.05
iohexol (n°, %) - 8 (3) -
iobitridol (n°, %) 1 (4.5) 3 (1.1) N.S.
iodixanol (n°, %) - 5 (1.9) -
ioversol (n°, %) - 1 (0.4) -
unknown culprit ICM (n°, %) 2 (9.1) 160 (59.9) <0.01
HRs to GBCM 4 (n°) 8 64
IHRs (n°, %) 8 (100) 54 (84.4) N.S. **
NIHRs (n°, %) 0 (0) 60 (15.6) N.S. **
culprit GBCM **
gadobutrol (n°, %) 1 (14.3) 3 (4.7) N.S.
gadobenic acid (n°, %) 3 (42.8) 3 (4.7) <0.05
gadoteridol (n°, %) - 7 (10.9) -
gadopentetic acid (n°, %) - 1 (1.6) -
gadoteric acid (n°, %) 1 (14.3) 5 (7.8) N.S.
gadoxetic acid (n°, %) 1 (14.3) - -
unknown culprit GBCM (n°, %) 2 (25) 45 (70.3) <0.01

1: STs = skin tests; 2: HRs = hypersensitivity reactions; 3: ICM = iodinated contrast media; 4: GBCM = gadolinium-based contrast media; *: Mann–Whitney U test; **: Fisher exact test.