Prevalence of food allergies and intolerances documented in electronic health records.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Food allergy prevalence is reported to be increasing, but epidemiological data using patients' electronic health records (EHRs) remain sparse.

Objective

We sought to determine the prevalence of food allergy and intolerance documented in the EHR allergy module.

Methods

Using allergy data from a large health care organization's EHR between 2000 and 2013, we determined the prevalence of food allergy and intolerance by sex, racial/ethnic group, and allergen group. We examined the prevalence of reactions that were potentially IgE-mediated and anaphylactic. Data were validated using radioallergosorbent test and ImmunoCAP results, when available, for patients with reported peanut allergy.

Results

Among 2.7 million patients, we identified 97,482 patients (3.

SUBMITTER: Acker WW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7059078 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature