Impaired health-related quality of life in adolescents with allergy to staple foods

Table 4 Linear regression analyses for presence vs. absence of specific symptoms resulting from staple foods in adolescents with objectively-diagnosed staple food allergy

	n	B	95 % CI for B	p value
Gastrointestinal
No	13	Ref
Yes	28	0.02	−1.04; 1.08	0.97
Dermatological^a
No	4	Ref
Yes	37	0.41	−1.86; 2.68	0.72
Oral
No	9	Ref
Yes	32	0.41	−0.98; 1.80	0.57
Upper respiratory
No	25	Ref
Yes	16	0.29	−0.88; 1.44	0.62
Lower respiratory^a
No	2	Ref
Yes	39	0.67	−1.37; 2.70	0.51
Cardiovascular
No	30	Ref
Yes	11	0.29	−0.88; 1.45	0.62
History of anaphylaxis
No	18	Ref
Yes	23	−0.33	−1.23; 0.58	0.46

Adjusted for the covariates: sex, number of symptoms, history of anaphylaxis, adrenaline auto injector prescription and concomitant allergic disease, excluding predictor
Non-mutually exclusive symptoms
^a Interpret with caution due to small counts

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