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- Title
The Prevalence of Food Allergies in Children Referred to a Multidisciplinary Feeding Program.
- Authors
Yeung, Karla Au; Taylor, Tessa; Scheimann, Ann; Carvalho, Ryan; Reinhardt, Elsie; Girolami, Peter; Wood, Robert
- Abstract
Objective. To assess the prevalence of food allergy in children presenting to a multidisciplinary feeding program. Methods. A retrospective chart review was conducted from 302 patients. We recorded history of food reaction, family history of any atopic disease, radioallergosorbent testing, prematurity, birth weight, breastfeeding history, Z-scores, age, and gastrointestinal mucosal biopsy reports with eosinophilic infiltrate. Three categories of possible food allergy were stratified based on increasing evidence of allergy. Results. Possible food allergy was found for 18% (n = 54), likely food allergy for 6% (n = 18), and very likely food allergy for 16% (n = 47) for a total of 40% classified in a food allergy group. Having been breastfed correlated with likelihood of food allergy but tube-feeding dependence did not. Conclusion. This study revealed a higher proportion of children in a feeding program with food allergy compared to the general population, but larger prospective studies are needed to confirm the association.
- Subjects
UNITED States; DIAGNOSIS of food allergies; BIOPSY; CHI-squared test; CONFIDENCE intervals; EATING disorders; FOOD allergy; HEALTH care teams; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT test; RESEARCH funding; STATISTICS; T-test (Statistics); STATISTICAL power analysis; DATA analysis; DISEASE prevalence; RETROSPECTIVE studies; EOSINOPHILIC esophagitis; CHILDREN
- Publication
Clinical Pediatrics, 2015, Vol 54, Issue 11, p1081
- ISSN
0009-9228
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0009922815593499