Prevalence and longitudinal trends of food allergy during childhood and adolescence: Results of the Isle of Wight Birth Cohort study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:The prevalence and time trends of food allergy change during childhood depending on the age of the child and the type of food. OBJECTIVE:To study prevalence and longitudinal trends in food allergy from birth to 18 years in an unselected birth cohort in the Isle of Wight. METHOD:Information on food allergy was collected at ages 1, 2, 4, 10 and 18 years from the Isle of Wight Birth Cohort (n = 1456). Skin prick testing (SPT) was performed at the age of 1 and 2 years in symptomatic children. At 4, 10 and 18 years of age, participants were tested to a panel of food and aeroallergens. Food allergy was diagnosed based on the criteria: symptoms suggestive of a typical IgE-mediated reaction and reaction <4 hours following exposure to a known food allergen. McNemar's test was used to det

SUBMITTER: Venkataraman D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5869129 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature