Prevalence and clinical features of adverse food reactions in Portuguese children

Table 3 Clinical manifestations of adverse food reactions in 109 children who fully completed the study

AFR	IgE-AFR	%	Non-IgE-AFR	%	OR (95% CI)^a	p value*
(n = 237)	(n = 88)	%	(n = 149)	%	OR (95% CI)^a	p value*
Immediate
No	15	17.0	81	54.4	1	<0.001
Yes	73	83.0	68	45.6	5.797 (3.050–11.020)	<0.001
Poly-symptomatic
No	51	58.0	122	81.9	1	<0.001
Yes	37	42.0	27	18.1	3.278 (1.810–5.938)	<0.001
Urticaria/angioedema
No	21	23.9	54	36.2	1	0.048
Yes	67	76.1	95	63.8	1.814 (1.002–3.282)	0.048
OAS
No	50	56.8	116	77.8	1	0.001
Yes	38	43.2	33	22.2	2.672 (1.507–4.734)	0.001
Gastrointestinal
No	61	69.3	98	65.8	1	0.575
Yes	27	30.7	51	34.2	0.851 (0.483–1.497)	0.575
Respiratory
No	53	60.2	139	93.3	1	<0.001
Yes	35	39.8	10	6.7	9.179 (4.247–19.839)	<0.001
Other^b
No	67	76.1	125	83.9	1	0.141
Yes	21	23.9	24	16.1	1.632 (0.847–3.148	0.141
Anaphylaxis
No	56	63.6	143	96.0	1	<0.001
Yes	32	36.4	6	4.0	13.619 (5.400–34.348)	<0.001

* Calculated using Chi square test
^a OR odds ratio: For each categorical variable, the “normal” situation was defined as the reference category and odds were estimated for the others categories against the reference one
^bAtopic eczema aggravated, headache, change in urine

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