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The Prevalence of Food Allergies in Children Referred to a Multidisciplinary Feeding Program.
- Source :
- Clinical Pediatrics; Oct2015, Vol. 54 Issue 11, p1081-1086, 6p
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Objective. To assess the prevalence of food allergy in children presenting to a multidisciplinary feeding program. Methods. A retrospective chart review was conducted from 302 patients. We recorded history of food reaction, family history of any atopic disease, radioallergosorbent testing, prematurity, birth weight, breastfeeding history, Z-scores, age, and gastrointestinal mucosal biopsy reports with eosinophilic infiltrate. Three categories of possible food allergy were stratified based on increasing evidence of allergy. Results. Possible food allergy was found for 18% (n = 54), likely food allergy for 6% (n = 18), and very likely food allergy for 16% (n = 47) for a total of 40% classified in a food allergy group. Having been breastfed correlated with likelihood of food allergy but tube-feeding dependence did not. Conclusion. This study revealed a higher proportion of children in a feeding program with food allergy compared to the general population, but larger prospective studies are needed to confirm the association. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- DIAGNOSIS of food allergies
BIOPSY
CHI-squared test
CONFIDENCE intervals
EATING disorders
FOOD allergy
HEALTH care teams
RADIOALLERGOSORBENT test
RESEARCH funding
STATISTICS
T-test (Statistics)
STATISTICAL power analysis
DATA analysis
DISEASE prevalence
RETROSPECTIVE studies
EOSINOPHILIC esophagitis
CHILDREN
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00099228
- Volume :
- 54
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Clinical Pediatrics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 109386437
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0009922815593499