Symptom
Patients with alpha-gal sensitization N (%) Patients sensitized to other allergens N (%)
P value
Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Anaphylaxis grade 1 2 3 8 (23.5%) 19 (55.9%) 7 (20.6%) 0 (0%) 27 (87.1%) 4 (2.9%) 0.005 0.007 0.51 Infinity (2.23 to ∞) 0.18 (0.06 to 0.62) 1.750 (0.45 to 5.8)
Urticaria 32 (94.1%) 31 (100%) 0.49 0 (0 to 2.35)
Abdominal pain 15 (44.1%) 9 (29.0%) 0.30 1.9 (0.67 to 5.47)
Itching 32 (94.1%) 31 (100%) 0.49 0 (0 to 2.35)
Vomiting 3 (8.8%) 3 (9.7%) >0.99 0.9 (0.2 to 4.13)
Diarrhoea 6 (17.7%) 3 (9.7%) 0.48 2.0 (0.53 to 7.79)
Swelling of lips 19 (55.9%) 26 (83.9%) 0.02 0.24 (0.08 to 0.74)
Difficulty in breathing 24 (70.6%) 31 (100%) 0.001 0 (0 to 0.3)
Syncope 14 (41.2%) 25 (80.7%) 0.002 0.17 (0.51 to 0.54)
Redness in eyes 5 (14.7%) 0 0.05 Infinity (1.4 to ∞)
Loss of consciousness 8 (23.5%) 4 (12.9%) 0.35 2.08 (0.59 to 6.7)
Sneezing 3 (8.8%) 0 0.24 Infinity (0.81 to ∞)
Wheezing 21 (61.8%) 23 (74.2%) 0.3 0.56 (0.2 to 1.5)