Food allergy is associated with an increased risk of asthma.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The atopic march is well documented, but the interrelationship of food allergy (FA) and asthma is not well understood.

Objective

The aim of this study was to examine the strength of the association and temporal relationships between FA and asthma.

Methods

This analysis included 271 children >or=6 years (older group) and 296 children <6 years (younger group) from a family-based FA cohort in Chicago, IL. Asthma was determined by parental report of physician diagnosis. FA status was determined based on the type and timing of clinical symptoms after ingestion of a specific food, and results of prick skin test (Multi-Test II) and allergen-specific IgE (Phadia ImmunoCAP). Analyses were carried out using logistic regression accounting for important covariates and

SUBMITTER: Schroeder A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2922978 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature