Food Allergy: A Comprehensive Population-Based Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the incidence and temporal trends of food allergies.

Patients and methods

We performed a historical cohort study to describe the epidemiology of food allergies among residents of all ages in Olmsted County, Minnesota, during a 10-year period from January 2, 2002, through December 31, 2011, using the Rochester Epidemiology Project database. Overall incidence and trends in biannual incidence rates over time were evaluated.

Results

During the 10-year study period, 578 new cases of food allergies were diagnosed. The average annual incidence rate was significantly higher among males compared with females (4.1 [95% CI, 3.6-4.5] vs 3.0 [95% CI, 2.7-3.4]; P<.001; per 10,000 person-years; 3.6 per 10,000 person-years overall). The pediatric incidence rate

SUBMITTER: Willits EK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6366995 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature