SynthesisAnnals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology2014
Temporal trends and racial/ethnic disparity in self-reported pediatric food allergy in the United States.
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60 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- An epidemiological investigation of food allergy among children aged 3 to 6 in an urban area of Wenzhou, China.BMC pediatrics · 2020Trial
- Diet during Pregnancy and Infancy and the Infant Intestinal Microbiome.The Journal of pediatrics · 2018Trial
- Early-Life Nutrition: The Interplay of Nutritional, Microbial, Genetic, and Environmental Factors in Food Allergy Development and Prevention.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Diagnosed Allergic Conditions in Children Ages 0-17: United States, 2024.NCHS data brief · 2026Article
- The forgotten billion: bridging the global allergy care chasm through scalable, equity-driven strategies.Frontiers in allergy · 2026Review
- Context-dependent roles of the gut microbiome in food allergy tolerance versus sensitization.Gut microbes · 2025Review
- Temporal, Age, and Racial and Ethnic Trends in Allergen Consumption from 2-Day 24-Hour Recalls, NHANES 2003-2023.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice · 2025Article
- Management of IgE-Mediated Food Allergies in K-12 Schools and Early Childcare Centers.Immunology and allergy clinics of North America · 2025Review
- Fermented Apple Juice Reduces the Susceptibility of Offspring Mice to Food Allergy Exacerbated by Maternal High-Fat Diet.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Association of Acid-Suppressive Medication and Antimicrobial Use in Infancy with Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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- Clarifying the Hazy Concepts of Food Allergies and Sensitivities.Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2024Article
- Redefining the Role of Nutrition in Infant Food Allergy Prevention: A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2024Review
- Addressing Health Equity in Food Allergy.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice · 2024Article
- Racial, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Differences in Food Allergies in the US.JAMA network open · 2023Article
- Differences in Self-Reported Food Allergy and Food-Associated Anaphylaxis by Race and Ethnicity Among SAPPHIRE Cohort Participants.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice · 2023Article
- Food allergy: cause or consequence of pediatric eosinophilic esophagitis? Potential implications of ultraprocessed foods in prevention and management.Frontiers in allergy · 2023Review
- Do advanced glycation end products contribute to food allergy?Frontiers in allergy · 2023Review
- Social disparities in early childhood prevention and management of food allergy.The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe prevalence of food allergy is thought to be increasing, but data from the United States have not been systematically synthesized.
objectiveTo summarize the data on prevalence of food allergy in the US pediatric population and to estimate the effects of time, race/ethnicity, and method of assessing food allergy on the estimated prevalence.
methodsEmbase, MEDLINE, bibliographies of identified reports, and data from publically available data sets were searched. Studies were limited to those in English with data from the general pediatric US population. Study synthesis was performed by meta-analysis and meta-regression to estimate the effect of study- and participant-level covariates. Meta-regression was limited to nationally representative surveys conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
resultsA total of 10,090 publications were identified, from which 27 different survey administrations, representing 452,237 children, were identified, covering the period of 1988 to 2011. Because of heterogeneity among surveys in the estimated food allergy prevalence, a summary estimate of food allergy prevalence was not possible. Meta-regression was performed using 20 of these surveys. Temporal trends were pronounced, with an estimated increased prevalence of self-reported food allergy of 1.2 percentage points per decade (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.7-1.6). The increase per decade varied by race/ethnicity: 2.1% among non-Hispanic blacks (95% CI, 1.5%-2.7%), 1.2% among Hispanics (95% CI, 0.7%-1.7%), and 1.0% among non-Hispanic whites (95% CI, 0.4%-1.6%).
conclusionSelf-report of food allergy among US children has sharply increased in the past 2 decades. The increase has been greatest among non-Hispanic black children, a disparity that needs to be investigated.
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