African American Children Are More Likely to Be Allergic to Shellfish and Finfish: Findings from FORWARD, a Multisite Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite major differences in health profiles and rates of health care utilization between African American and White children with food allergy (FA), the detailed phenotypic variables that can potentially impact these outcomes have not been thoroughly studied.

Objective

We aimed to characterize phenotypic differences such as allergies to different foods and allergic comorbidities between African American and White children with FA enrolled in the Food Allergy Outcomes Related to White and African American Racial Differences study.

Methods

Our active, prospective, multicenter cohort study is currently enrolling African American and White children aged 0 to 12 years diagnosed with FA and followed by allergy/immunology clinics at 4 urban tertiary centers in th

SUBMITTER: Mahdavinia M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8277659 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature