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Table 1 IgE sensitization to peanut and kiwi seed storage proteins, allergic symptoms after peanut ingestion and other allergies in a cohort of peanut allergic individuals (n = 59) whereof 39% also reported kiwi allergy

From: High frequency of IgE sensitization towards kiwi seed storage proteins among peanut allergic individuals also reporting allergy to kiwi

 

All patients

Reporting

kiwi allergy

Not reporting

kiwi allergy

P

Demographic data

 N

59

23

36

 

 Median age (min–max)

23 (14–39)

23 (15–38)

23 (14–39)

 

 % female

69

74

67

 

% sensitized (> 0.35 kU/l) in the group

 Any peanut storage protein

61

52

67

0.04

 Any kiwi seed storage protein

41

52

33

0.01

 Ara h 3 (11S globulin)

39

35

42

0.38

 Act d 12 (11S globulin)

36

43

31

0.11

 Ara h 1 (7S globulin)

49

39

56

0.02

 Act d 7S (7S globulin)

36

43

31

0.11

 Ara h 2 (2S albumin)

56

43

64

0.005

 Act d 13 (2S albumin)

20

22

19

0.73

 Ara h 8 (PR-10)

54

83

36

< 0.0001

 Act d 8 (PR-10)

59

83

44

 < 0.0001

 Peanut

90

87

92

0.36

 Kiwi fruit

36

52

25

0.0001

% with reported allergy to

 Hazelnut

54

65

47

0.015

 Soy

22

39

11

< 0.0001

 Lentil

14

17

11

0.31

 Pea

32

48

22

0.0002

 Almond

46

57

39

0.016

  1. P values from Fisher’s exact test between frequencies in “with kiwi allergy” and “without kiwi allergy” groups, italics means P < 0.05