Table 3 Descriptive allergy characteristics of the patients
Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Offending staple foods, inclusion criteria | |||
Cow’s milk | 19 (68) | 27 (53) | 46 (58) |
Wheat | 15 (54) | 25 (49) | 40 (51) |
Hen’s egg | 14 (50) | 25 (49) | 38 (48) |
Other offending foods reported by patients | |||
Tree nuts | 13 (46) | 29 (57) | 42 (53) |
Peanuts | 14 (50) | 24 (47) | 38 (48) |
Fruit | 11 (39) | 22 (43) | 33 (42) |
Shell fish | 12 (43) | 14 (27) | 26 (33) |
Vegetables | 8 (29) | 15 (29) | 23 (29) |
Fish | 9 (32) | 9 (18) | 18 (23) |
Soy | 6 (21) | 12 (24) | 18 (23) |
Celery | 7 (25) | 4 (8) | 11 (14) |
Sesame seed | 5 (18) | 3 (6) | 8 (10) |
Number of offending food items | |||
1 food | 6 (21) | 8 (16) | 14 (18) |
2 foods | 6 (21) | 6 (12) | 12 (15) |
3 foods | 1 (4 | 8 (16) | 9 (11) |
>3 foods | 29 (57) | 44 (56) | 44 (56) |
Type of symptoms | |||
Skin | 20 (71) | 38 (75) | 58 (73) |
Oral Allergy Syndrome | 15 (54) | 35 (69) | 50 (63) |
Mucous membrane | 22 (79) | 40 (78) | 62 (78) |
Respiratory | 18 (64) | 31 (61) | 49 (62) |
Gastrointestinal | 15 (54) | 41 (80) | 56 (71) |
Cardiovascular | 15 (54) | 26 (51) | 41 (52) |
Number of concomitant allergic disorders | |||
0 allergic disorder | 4 (14) | 5 (10) | 9 (11) |
1 allergic disorder | 5 (18) | 4 (8) | 9 (11) |
2 allergic disorders | 7 (25) | 9 (18) | 16 (20) |
3 allergic disorders | 4 (14) | 15 (29) | 19 (24) |
4 allergic disorders | 8 (29) | 18 (35) | 26 (33) |