ArticleEpidemiologia (Basel, Switzerland)2025
Adult Food Allergy Is an Under-Recognized Health Problem in Northwestern Mexico: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Survey.
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objectivesTo estimate the prevalence, clinical characteristics, and risk factors of IgE-mediated food allergy (FA) in adults from northwestern Mexico.
methodsA population-based, cross-sectional study was conducted in Culiacán, Sinaloa. A validated questionnaire was administered to 834 adults (valid response rate: 87.5%) in public spaces. Prevalence rates (95% CI) were calculated, and associations were analyzed using odds ratios (OR).
resultsThe prevalence rates of "current immediate-type FA", "food-induced anaphylaxis" and adult-onset "current immediate-type FA" were 5.75% (4.27-7.49), 2.5% (1.75-4.10) and 2.99% (1.94-4.39), respectively. The most common allergens were shellfish (2.14% (1.28-3.39)) and milk (1.19% (0.57-2.19)). Epinephrine was prescribed in 9.5% of the cases with anaphylaxis history. General practitioners made the diagnosis of 63.4% of the FA cases. FA was associated with personal and family history of atopy.
conclusionsAdult FA is frequent in the population studied and could be an emerging public health problem, characterized by a high rate of adult-onset cases and suboptimal management of anaphylaxis.
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