Characteristics All patients QE-OFC positive QE-OFC negative p value*
n = 20 n = 9 n = 11
Age (years) 2.9 (1.0–16.4) 2.6 (1.0–11.1) 3.2 (1.0–16.4) 0.656
Sex (male) 14 (70) 7 (78) 7 (64) 0.642
History of anaphylaxis to HE 9 (45) 5 (56) 4 (36) 0.653
Food allergy other than HE, current 9 (45) 3 (33) 6 (55) 0.406
Atopic dermatitis, current 16 (80) 8 (89) 8 (73) 0.591
Bronchial asthma, current 3 (15) 1 (11) 2 (18) > 0.999
Allergic rhino-conjunctivitis, current 3 (15) 0 (0) 3 (27) 0.218
Total IgE (kIU/L) 322 (31.1–4040) 526 (58.4–1170) 280 (31.1–4040) > 0.999
HEw-sIgE (kUA/L) 9.95 (2.67–365) 62.3 (5.43–365) 8.22 (2.67–33.5) 0.025
OVM-sIgE (kUA/L) 8.66 (< 0.10–191) 53.2 (3.22–191) 4.57 (< 0.10–18.7) 0.004
QEw-sIgE (kUA/L) 4.15 (0.73–> 100) 36.8 (2.75–> 100) 3.28 (0.73–14.2) 0.019
SPT wheal diameter to HEw (mm) 15 (3–32) 23 (11–32) 14 (3–22)§ 0.101
SPT wheal diameter to QEw (mm) 12 (0–25) 13 (10–25) 11 (0–24)§ 0.295