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Commercial egg white SPT, prick-to-prick testing with fresh egg white, histamine controls, and serum egg white\u2013specific IgE were assessed. Discriminatory performance was evaluated by ROC analysis, and independent predictors of OFC positivity were identified using multivariable logistic regression. Results: OFC was positive in 23 of 105 children (21.9%). Egg white SPT wheal diameter, the prick-to-histamine ratio, and serum egg white\u2013specific IgE (sIgE) levels were significantly higher in OFC-positive patients (all p &lt; 0.001). ROC analysis demonstrated moderate-to-good discrimination for both sIgE (AUC = 0.767) and the prick-to-histamine ratio (AUC = 0.786), without clear superiority of normalized indices. In multivariable logistic regression analysis, only absolute egg white SPT wheal diameter (adjusted OR 1.41 per 1 mm increase; 95% CI 1.13\u20131.77) and serum egg white\u2013specific IgE level (adjusted OR 31.86 per 100 kUA\/L increase; 95% CI 1.60\u2013636.15) remained independent predictors of OFC positivity. Conclusions: Absolute egg white SPT wheal diameter and serum sIgE independently predict OFC outcomes in egg-sensitized children. Histamine-normalized indices did not provide added value over wheal size alone. 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