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Table 3 The impact of chosen factors on the tolerance development age in children with IgE-dependent allergy to wheat

From: The natural history of IgE mediated wheat allergy in children with dominant gastrointestinal symptoms

Parameter

n

Cox proportional hazard regression model

  

r

p

Wheat IgE1 [kU/L]

50

- .023

.273

Wheat IgE2 [kU/L]

50

- .052

.001

Wheat IgEmax [kU/L]

50

- .113

.001

Gluten IgEmax [kU/L]

34

- .019

.149

Age of wheat allergy diagnosis [mo.]

50

.054

.089

Age of wheat sIgEmax [mo.]

50

- .076

.001

Number of food allergens

50

.309

.097

Coexistence of another allergic disease

50

.240

.074

  1. IgE1: diagnosis, IgE2: 1-2 years after diagnosis; r – correlation coefficient.