Effect of oral food challenge on quality of life and family activities in children with IgE-mediated food allergies

Table 1 Characteristics of participants, n (%)

Characteristic	Total (%)	OFC (%)		P
		Positive (n = 158)	Negative (n = 51)
Sex
Boy	137 (65.55)	102 (64.56)	35 (68.63)	0.595
Girl	72 (34.45)	56 (35.44)	16 (31.37)
Reactions
Asthma	79 (37.80)	62 (39.24)	17 (33.33)	0.449
Rhinitis	126 (60.29)	90 (56.96)	36 (70.59)	0.084
Urticaria	12 (5.74)	8 (5.06)	4 (7.84)	0.458
Diarrhea	10 (4.78)	10 (6.33)	0 (0.00)	0.123
Conjunctivitis	7 (3.35)	6 (3.80)	1 (1.96)	1.000
Eczema	86 (41.15)	71 (44.94)	15 (29.41)	0.050
Atopic
Father	82 (39.23)	65 (41.14)	17 (33.33)	0.321
Mother	103 (49.28)	75 (47.47)	28 (54.90)	0.356
Sibling	52 (24.88)	37 (23.42)	15 (29.41)	0.389

OFC: Oral food challenge.