Prevalence of IgE-mediated cow milk, egg, and peanut allergy in young Singapore children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The rising prevalence of food allergy reported in the United States, UK, and Australia may be attributable to the rise in peanut allergy prevalence. The food allergy prevalence in other parts of the world such as Asia is, however, less well documented.

Objective

This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of cow's milk, egg, and peanut allergies in a general population of Singaporean children below 30 months of age.

Methods

A total of 4,115 children from the general population who attended well-baby visits between 2011 and 2015 completed standardized questionnaires to elicit a convincing history of food allergy to estimate the population prevalence of food allergies.

Results

The prevalence of a convincing history of cow's milk allergy was 0.51% (95%

SUBMITTER: Lee AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9353200 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature