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Table 1 Times of skin, gastrointestinal, and respiratory symptoms induced by the oral food challenge

From: Allergic reactions to milk appear sooner than reactions to hen’s eggs: a retrospective study

Food

Raw milk (n = 15)

Scrambled egg (n = 33)

p value

Skin

(n = 12)

(n = 22)

 

Time of initial symptom

25 (5–60)

58 (5–480)

0.003

Time of maximum symptom

55 (20–210)

120 (30–560)

0.02

Time of symptom disappearance

90 (45–240)

180 (70–700)

0.02

Gastrointestinal

(n = 7)

(n = 23)

 

Time of initial symptom

20 (2–60)

40 (5–240)

0.13

Time of maximum symptom

25 (8–70)

90 (30–300)

0.03

Time of symptom disappearance

50 (10–150)

150 (60–360)

0.04

Respiratory

(n = 9)

(n = 15)

 

Time of initial symptom

20 (5–55)

55 (15–120)

0.004

Time of maximum symptom

40 (8–70)

90 (20–150)

0.01

Time of symptom disappearance

60 (10–120)

150 (30–180)

0.02

  1. p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant
  2. Data are expressed as the median (range) times (in minutes)