ArticleAllergy, asthma & immunology research2017
Accurate Determination of Childhood Food Allergy Prevalence and Correction of Unnecessary Avoidance.
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- A Meta-Analysis of the Prevalence of Wheat Allergy Worldwide.Nutrients · 2023Pooled it
- Questionnaire-based real-world survey of diagnosing food allergy in children: Utilization of oral food challenge tests and other diagnostic methods.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. Global · 2025Article
- Relationship of food allergy with quality of life and sleep in psychiatric patients.Neuropsychopharmacology reports · 2022Article
- Prediction of Food Allergens Sensitization Based on History Taking Technique in Young Children.Korean journal of family medicine · 2021Article
- Egg Reintroduction Following Oral Food Challenge in Japanese Children.Frontiers in allergy · 2021Article
- Regional Differences in Food Allergies.Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology · 2019Review
- Increased prevalence of eating disorders as a biopsychosocial implication of food allergy.PloS one · 2018Article
- Association Between Food Allergy and Childhood Asthma: So Close and Yet So Far!Indian journal of pediatrics · 2017Article
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Abstract
purposeBecause the true prevalence of food allergy (FA), as based on the results of an oral food challenge test (OFC), is unknown, it is likely that children with suspected FA unnecessarily eliminate potentially causative foods. This study aimed to identify the prevalence of FA and to determine the proportion of children who unnecessarily eliminate food.
methodsTo identify children with FA, a primary survey was conducted via a questionnaire with all children aged 0-18 years in Niijima village (remote islands of Japan). In the secondary survey, a detailed medical interview was conducted by doctors with children who currently did not eat some foods. The third survey involved serum food-specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) tests and an OFC for children with suspected FA.
resultsOf 376 enrolled children, 374 (99.5%) completed the questionnaire. Some foods were eliminated by 18.6% and 13.0% of all children and those ≥6 years old, respectively. The target population for the secondary survey included 69 children who all completed the medical interview. The target population for the third survey consisted of 35 children, of whom 26 (74.3%) underwent the blood test. An OFC was performed 35 times with 20 children. As a result, the prevalence of FA was 4.9% in children of all ages and 4.7% in those ≥6 years old. Moreover, 55.0% children were able to cease eliminating food intake.
conclusionsIt is possible that a considerable number of children unnecessarily eliminate food because of suspected FA.
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