Table 1 Clinical history and outcomes of patient population undergoing Egg and EH Egg OFCs
Egg—Pass (n = 73) | Egg—Fail (n = 22) | p values (for egg) | EH egg—pass (n = 21) | EH egg—fail (n = 4) | p values (for EH egg) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Median age (years) | 3.8 (1.0–16.8) | 4.67 (1.23–13.3) | 0.22 | 4.17 (2.3–10.0) | 5.21 (3.9–8.7) | 0.31 |
Gender | 0.22 | 0.57 | ||||
Male, no (%) | 42 (44.2 %) | 16 (16.8 %) | 15 (60 %) | 2 (8 %) | ||
Female, no (%) | 31 (32.6 %) | 6 (6.3 %) | 6 (24 %) | 2 (8 %) | ||
Ethnicity | 0.97 | 1.00 | ||||
White, no (%) | 54 (56.8 %) | 18 (18.9 %) | 19 (76 %) | 4 (16 %) | ||
Black, no (%) | 6 (6.3 %) | 2 (2.1 %) | 2 (8 %) | 0 | ||
Other, no (%) | 13 (13.7 %) | 2 (2.1 %) | 0 | 0 | ||
Asthma, no (%) | 27 (28.4 %) | 9 (9.5 %) | 0.80 | 8 (32 %) | 4 (16 %) | 0.04 |
AD, no (%) | 52 (54.7 %) | 14 (14.7 %) | 0.60 | 11 (44 %) | 4 (16 %) | 0.12 |
Other food allergies, no (%) | 58 (61.1 %) | 16 (16.8 %) | 0.56 | 14 (56 %) | 4 (16 %) | 0.29 |
Family history of atopy, no (%) | 50 (52.6 %) | 19 (20 %) | 0.11 | 11 (44 %) | 4 (16 %) | 0.12 |
SPTa,b+, initial | 87.6 | 88.2 | 1.00 | 96.1 | 100.0 | 1.00 |
SPTa,b+, at OFC | 44.5 | 36.3 | 0.63 | 52.0 | 57.1 | 1.00 |
Initial egg white IgE, median,kU/L(range) | 1.1 (0–10.9) | 0.8 (0–19.7) | 0.83 | 5.4 (0–69.6) | 24.6 (6.4–100.0) | 0.14 |
OFC Egg white IgE, median, kU/L (range) | 0.0 (0–2.7) | 0 (0–1.7) | 0.05 | 2.3 (0–52.0) | 52.4 (11.1–90.8) | 0.02 |
Total | 73 (76.8 %) | 22 (23.2 %) | 21 (84 %) | 4 (18 %) | ||
Overall | 95 | 25 | ||||