Tolerant group (n = 46) Persistent group (n = 77)
p value *
Male, n (%) 35 (76%) 46 (60%) 0.08
Term delivery, n (%) 41 (98%) 71 (96%) > 0.99
Breast-fed, n (%) 34 (77%)§ 60 (79%)# 0.82
Age at the first visit to our hospital (years) 2.2 (0.8–4.3) 2.3 (1.0–4.1) 0.78
Atopic dermatitis, n (%) 41 (89%) 54 (70%) 0.02
Bronchial asthma, n (%) 26 (57%) 48 (62%) 0.57
Allergic rhinitis, n (%) 21 (46%) 29 (38%) 0.45
Previous CM anaphylaxis, n (%) 12 (26%) 47 (61%) < 0.001
Complete CM elimination, n (%) 12 (26%) 69 (90%) < 0.001
Number of eliminated foods, n 2.0 (2.0–3.0) 3.0 (2.0–4.0) 0.01
Total IgE (IU/mL) 1105 (734–2335) 1285 (617–1960) 0.59
CM-specific IgE (kUA/L) 6.1 (2.3–17.7) 48.4 (13.1–94.5) < 0.001
Casein-specific IgE (kUA/L) 5.2 (1.4–22.1)** 50.9 (21.8–99.0)†† < 0.001