Table 1.
Distribution of weighted sample demographics among the entire pediatric and adults samples, as well as among individuals meeting specific case definitions of reported, convincing, and physician-confirmed, convincing food allergy
| All US Children | Children with Multiple Reported Food Allergies | Children with Multiple Convincing Food Allergies | Children with Multiple Physician-Confirmed Convincing Food Allergies | All US Adults | Adults with Multiple Reported Food Allergies | Adults with Multiple Convincing Food Allergies | Adults with Multiple Physician-Confirmed Convincing Food Allergies | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N=38,416 % (95% CI) |
N=2,291 % (95% CI) |
N=1,409 % (95% CI) |
N=861 % (95% CI) |
(N=40,455) % (95% CI) |
N=4,927 % (95% CI) |
N=2,951 % (95% CI) |
N=1,335 % (95% CI) |
|
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||
| Asian, non-Hispanic | 3.2 (2.8-3.7) | 3.3 (2.6-4.3) | 3.6 (2.6-5.1) | 4.1 (2.7-6.1) | 3.9 (3.6-4.1) | 4.6 (3.9-5.4) | 3.2 (2.6-4.0) | 3.3 (2.4-4.5) |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 13.2 (12.3-14.2) | 18.1 (14.9-22.0) | 20.8 (16.3-26.2) | 22.4 (16.0-30.5) | 11.7 (11.3-12.1) | 12.1 (10.9-13.3) | 13.4 (11.8-15.2) | 12.0 (9.8-14.7) |
| White, non-Hispanic | 52.8 (51.2-54.4) | 48.0 (44.0-52.1) | 45.3 (40.4-50.3) | 44.0 (37.9-50.3) | 64.9 (64.2-65.6) | 60.0 (58.0-61.9) | 60.0 (57.5-62.5) | 62.1 (58.6-65.5) |
| Hispanic | 24.1 (222.5-25.7) | 24.0 (20.6-27.8) | 23.2 (19.5-27.4) | 23.2 (18.6-28.4) | 15.5 (14.9-16.1) | 18.2 (16.5-20.0) | 18 (15.9-20.3) | 18.5 (15.9-21.4) |
| Multiple/other | 6.6 (6.1-7.3) | 6.6 (5.2-8.2) | 7.1 (5.3-9.5) | 6.4 (4.1-9.8) | 4.1 (3.8-4.4) | 5.2 (4.4-6.1) | 5.3 (4.4-6.5) | 4.1 (2.9-5.6) |
| Born in the US | ||||||||
| Yes | 97.8 (97.4-98.1) | 97.7 (96.5-98.5) | 97.6 (95.6-98.7) | 97.3 (94.3-98.8) | 91.6 (91.2-92.0) | 91.4 (90.1-92.5) | 92.9 (91.6-94.1) | 93.0 (90.9-94.7) |
| No | 2.2 (1.9-2.6) | 2.3 (1.5-3.5) | 2.4 (1.3-4.4) | 2.7 (1.2-5.7) | 8.4 (8.1-8.8) | 8.7 (7.5-9.9) | 7.1 (5.9-8.4) | 7.0 (5.3-9.1) |
| Sex | ||||||||
| Female | 48.9 (47.8-50.0) | 47.5 (43.6-51.4) | 47.5 (42.8-52.3) | 45.7 (39.2-52.3) | 51.7 (51.0-52.4) | 65.5 (63.7-67.4) | 66.5 (64.2-68.8) | 65.4 (62.1-68.6) |
| Male | 51.1 (50.0-52.2) | 52.5 (48.6-56.4) | 52.5 (47.7-57.3) | 54.3 (47.7-60.8) | 48.3 (47.6-49.0) | 34.5 (32.6-36.3) | 33.5 (31.2-35.8) | 34.6 (31.4-37.9) |
| Age | ||||||||
| 0-2 years | 15.9 (15.1-16.8) | 12.2 (9.9-15.0) | 12.5 (9.7-16.0) | 10.9 (7.9-14.7) | ||||
| 3-5 years | 16.2 (15.5-17.0) | 16.3 (13.6-19.5) | 18.2 (14.3-22.9) | 16.2 (12.6-20.6) | ||||
| 6-10 years | 27.9 (26.9-28.8) | 28.5 (25.3-31.9) | 30.2 (26.3-34.4) | 31.8 (26.9-37.1) | ||||
| 11-13 years | 16.6 (15.9-17.4) | 18.7 (15.8-22.2) | 17.5 (14.7-20.8) | 19.3 (15.3-23.9) | ||||
| 14-17 years | 23.4 (22.4-24.4) | 24.3 (21.2-27.6) | 21.5 (18.1-25.3) | 21.9 (17.3-27.4) | ||||
| 18-29 years | 21.5 (20.8-22.1) | 24.6 (22.9-26.4) | 23.9 (21.8-26.2) | 24.4 (21.4-27.6) | ||||
| 30-39 years | 17.0 (16.5-17.5) | 20.2 (18.7-21.8) | 20.8 (18.9-22.8) | 23.7 (20.8-26.8) | ||||
| 40-49 years | 16.8 (16.3-17.3) | 16.2 (14.8-17.7) | 16.7 (15.0-18.5) | 18.7 (16.2-21.5) | ||||
| 50-59 years | 18.0 (17.5-18.5) | 18.7 (17.2-20.2) | 19.4 (17.5-21.4) | 20.0 (17.2-23.1) | ||||
| 60+ years | 26.8 (26.2-27.4) | 20.3 (18.8-21.9) | 19.2 (17.3-21.3) | 13.3 (11.1-15.8) | ||||
| Household income, $ | ||||||||
| <25,000 | 16.1 (14.9-17.3) | 13.6 (11.0-16.6) | 15.5 (12.0-19.9) | 13.2 (9.6-17.8) | 16.6 (16.2-17.1) | 15.5 (14.2-16.9) | 16.1 (14.5-17.9) | 12.7 (10.5-15.3) |
| 25,000-49,000 | 22.2 (20.9-23.5) | 21.2 (18.1-24.7) | 21.7 (17.8-26.2) | 17.1 (13.4-21.7) | 22.0 (21.4-22.5) | 21.7 (20.3-23.2) | 22.5 (20.7 (24.5) | 22.0 (19.5-24.8) |
| 50,000-99,999 | 31.1 (29.8-32.5) | 33.7 (30.0-37.6) | 34.6 (29.8-39.7) | 38.3 (31.7-45.3) | 30.9 (30.3-31.5) | 34.1 (32.3-36.0) | 34.7 (32.4-37.1) | 34.5 (31.2-37.9) |
| 100,000-149,000 | 19.2 (18.0-20.5) | 21.1 (17.9-24.6) | 18.2 (15.4-21.3) | 20.5 (16.8-24.8) | 19.6 (19.0-20.2) | 19.3 (17.7-21.1) | 18.4 (16.3-20.8) | 22.2 (19.1-25.6) |
| ≥150,000 | 11.4 (10.3-12.6) | 10.5 (8.1-13.4) | 10.1 (7.5-13.4) | 10.9 (7.2-16.2) | 10.9 (10.4-11.5) | 9.4 (8.2-10.8) | 8.2 (6.9-9.7) | 8.7 (6.9-10.9) |
| Other Conditions | ||||||||
| Asthma | 12.2 (11.4-13.0) | 38.5 (34.4-42.8) | 43.5 (38.5-48.8) | 49.5 (43.0-55.9) | 12.3 (11.8-12.7) | 23.6 (22.0-25.3) | 27.5 (25.3-29.8) | 29.5 (26.4-32.8) |
| Eczema | 5.9 (5.3-6.5) | 16.9 (13.9-20.4) | 17.0 (13.7-20.8) | 18.5 (14.7-23.1) | 6.7 (6.4-7.1) | 12.8 (11.5-14.2) | 13.5 (12.0-15.3) | 13.7 (11.6-16.1) |
| Environmental Allergies | 12.8 (12.0-13.6) | 35.5 (31.8-39.3) | 38.3 (34.1-42.7) | 42.9 (37.8-48.2) | 21.4 (20.9-22.0) | 35.4 (33.6-37.3) | 37.0 (34.6-39.4) | 39.6 (36.0-43.2) |
| Latex Allergy | 1.0 (0.8-1.3) | 7.8 (5.5-11.0) | 8.8 (6.4-12.0) | 9.2 (6.7-12.7) | 6.6 (5.8-7.6) | 8.3 (7.0-9.8) | 9.7 (7.8-11.9) | 7.8 (6.8-8.8) |
| Insect Sting/Venom Allergy | 2.2 (1.9-2.6) | 7.6 (5.7-10.0) | 8.4 (6.5-10.9) | 9.8 (7.3-13.2) | 3.8 (3.6-4.1) | 7.8 (6.8-8.8) | 10.4 (8.9-12.0) | 9.1 (7.4-11.3) |
| EoE | 0.16 (0.12-0.22) | 0.99 (0.54-1.81) | 1.17 (0.65-2.12) | 1.30 (0.62-2.70) | 0.18 (0.14-0.23) | 0.60 (0.41-0.87) | 0.90 (0.59-1.36) | 1.42 (0.88-2.28) |
| FPIES | 0.51 (0.42-0.62) | 5.48 (4.32-6.94) | 7.75 (5.99-9.95) | 8.34 (6.29-10.98) | 0.22 (0.17-0.28) | 1.01 (0.73-1.39) | 1.23 (0.87-1.73) | 2.06 (1.36-3.10) |
| Medication Allergy | 4.2 (3.71-4.65) | 10.0 (7.5-13.0) | 10.8 (8.4-13.8) | 12.1 (9.1-16.0) | 13.4 (13.0-13.9) | 22.7 (21.1-24.4) | 24.1 (22.0-26.2) | 23.2 (20.2-26.4) |