Table 2.

Characteristics of patients with egg allergy submitted to the OFC, n = 42.

	Positive OFC n = 14	Negative OFC n = 29	p-valuea
Age (years)	3.7	2.4	p = 0.61
Consumption of protein (grams)	1.32	1.89	p = 0.06
Other food allergies n (%)	6 (42.8%)	8 (57.1%)	p = 0.70
Mean time to symptom onset	47.6 min (2–130 min)
Symptoms during OFC n (%)
Skin	12 (85.7%)
Gastrointestinal	5 (35.7%)
Respiratory	2 (14.2%)

OFC, oral food challenge; Skin, angioedema, urticaria, rash, pruritus; Gastrointestinal, vomiting or diarrhea; Respiratory, coughing, sneezing or wheezing.

^aMann–Whitney test.