Table 4.
Number of Current Food Allergies among US Children and Adults with Specific Convincing Food Allergies
| Number of Current Convincing Food Allergies among US Children | Number of Current Convincing Food Allergies among US Adults | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 FA (N=2,025) | 2-3 FAs (N=829) | >3 FAs (N=562) | 1 FA (N=3,361) | 2-3 FAs (N=1,817) | >3 FAs (N=1,067) | ||||||||
| % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | ||
| Peanut (N=1101) | 45.21 | [39.66,50.88] | 21.51 | [17.64,25.97] | 33.28 | [28.66,38.24] | Peanut (N=1184) | 32.31 | [28.79,36.03] | 28.98 | [25.69,32.5] | 38.71 | [35,42.56] |
| Almond (N=341) | 3.288 | [1.937,5.528] | 15.9 | [11.55,21.5] | 80.81 | [75.05,85.5] | Almond (N=437) | 4.27 | [2.49,7.23] | 18.4 | [14.2,23.5] | 77.3 | [71.95,81.94] |
| Cashew (N=332) | 4.212 | [2.115,8.213] | 19.22 | [13.53,26.57] | 76.57 | [69.06,82.71] | Cashew (N=341) | 3.771 | [2.001,6.994] | 16.41 | [11.66,22.59] | 79.82 | [73.47,84.97] |
| Hazelnut (N=262) | 5.04 | [1.259,18.09] | 10.91 | [5.335,21.02] | 84.05 | [72.19,91.45] | Hazelnut (N=346) | 3.76 | [1.773,7.795] | 13.88 | [9.968,19] | 82.36 | [76.64,86.92] |
| Pecan (N=279) | 0 | 6.339 | [3.386,11.56] | 93.66 | [88.44,96.61] | Pecan (N=326) | 0 | 9.108 | [5.843,13.93] | 90.89 | [86.07,94.16] | ||
| Pistachio (N=235) | 1.967 | [.8396,4.54] | 15.26 | [9.032,24.63] | 82.77 | [73.58,89.23] | Pistachio (N=267) | 3.019 | [1.458,6.148] | 7.814 | [4.831,12.4] | 89.17 | [84.13,92.74] |
| Walnut (N=299) | 5.868 | [3.177,10.59] | 10.72 | [7.015,16.05] | 83.41 | [77.15,88.21] | Walnut (N=406) | 4.925 | [3.015,7.948] | 15.16 | [11.3,20.05] | 79.91 | [74.63,84.32] |
| Any Tree Nut (N=587) | 10.51 | [7.024,15.43] | 27.65 | [22.37,33.63] | 61.84 | [55.53,67.78] | Any Tree Nut (N=744) | 9.693 | [7.407,12.59] | 28.52 | [24.52,32.87] | 61.79 | [57.16,66.22] |
| Sesame (N=102) | 13.58 | [5.265,30.76] | 18.86 | [11.73,28.92] | 67.56 | [53.34,79.14] | Sesame (N=149) | 19.71 | [11.08,32.59] | 22.42 | [15.46,31.34] | 57.87 | [46.91,68.12] |
| Milk (N=837) | 56.94 | [49.03,64.52] | 29.95 | [22.77,38.27] | 13.11 | [9.954,17.07] | Milk (N=1125) | 39.89 | [35.81,44.11] | 38.19 | [34.18,42.38] | 21.92 | [18.7,25.51] |
| Egg (N=418) | 24.21 | [18.32,31.28] | 47.65 | [37.13,58.39] | 28.13 | [21.04,36.51] | Egg (N=490) | 34.56 | [27.96,41.81] | 35.02 | [28.42,42.25] | 30.42 | [25.24,36.16] |
| Any Fin Fish (N=237) | 16.13 | [9.419,26.22] | 11.24 | [7.364,16.8] | 72.63 | [62.49,80.87] | Fin Fish (N=551) | 9.999 | [7.268,13.61] | 20.72 | [16.61,25.55] | 69.28 | [64.03,74.07] |
| Salmon (N=105) | 9.211 | [2.42,29.33] | 3.439 | [1.471,7.83] | 87.35 | [70.05,95.32] | Salmon (N=245) | 3.226 | [1.454,7.004] | 9.924 | [5.913,16.19] | 86.85 | [80.32,91.45] |
| Tuna (N=103) | 7.047 | [2.71,17.1] | 6.448 | [3.137,12.79] | 86.51 | [76.04,92.83] | Tuna (N=237) | 6.166 | [3.063,12.02] | 6.686 | [3.886,11.27] | 87.15 | [80.77,91.63] |
| Halibut (N=73) | 0 | 0.6705 | [.0906,4.783] | 99.33 | [95.22,99.91] | Halibut (N=229) | 0.8749 | [.1232,5.938] | 11.8 | [6.627,20.13] | 87.33 | [78.95,92.68] | |
| Anchovy (N=107) | 4.211 | [1.305,12.75] | 6.092 | [2.883,12.42] | 89.7 | [80.3,94.9] | Anchovy (N=277) | 0.6493 | [.2273,1.841] | 11.97 | [8.228,17.09] | 87.38 | [82.25,91.19] |
| Cod (N=93) | 7.43 | [2.567,19.65] | 3.655 | [1.342,9.568] | 88.91 | [77.14,95.02] | Cod (N=232) | 1.2 | [.4081,3.473] | 9.538 | [5.37,16.38] | 89.26 | [82.47,93.63] |
| Catfish (N=109) | 0.4087 | [.0559,2.921] | 4.679 | [2.22,9.593] | 94.91 | [89.89,97.51] | Catfish (N=250) | 2.61 | [1.138,5.873] | 6.524 | [3.539,11.72] | 90.87 | [85.39,94.42] |
| Anchovy (N=107) | 4.211 | [1.305,12.75] | 6.092 | [2.883,12.42] | 89.7 | [80.3,94.9] | Anchovy (N=277) | 0.6493 | [.2273,1.841] | 11.97 | [8.228,17.09] | 87.38 | [82.25,91.19] |
| Shellfish (N=599) | 27.12 | [21.91,33.05] | 32.43 | [26.38,39.12] | 37.1 | [30.68,44] | Shellfish (N=1732) | 32.971 | [28.97,35.64] | 36.38 | [33.23,39.66] | 30.64 | [27.76,33.68] |
| Shrimp (N=457) | 25.95 | [20.32,32.52] | 32.69 | [26.79,39.18] | 41.36 | [34.04,49.08] | Shrimp (N=1183) | 23.98 | [20.36,28.02] | 38.94 | [35.16,42.86] | 37.08 | [33.41,40.91] |
| Crab (N=290) | 9.116 | [4.64,17.13] | 29.5 | [22.4,37.76] | 54.5 | [44.66,64.01] | Crab (N=833) | 16.474 | [13.651,19.06] | 36.66 | [32.22,41.34] | 46.87 | [42.23,51.57] |
| Lobster (N=266) | 3.929 | [1.949,7.764] | 34.58 | [26.61,43.53] | 61.49 | [52.24,69.97] | Lobster (N=800) | 5.91 | [3.937,8.781] | 43.37 | [38.62,48.26] | 50.72 | [45.9,55.52] |
| Mollusk (N=276) | 8.969 | [5.813,13.59] | 37.3 | [27.19,48.65] | 53.73 | [42.81,64.31] | Mollusk (N=931) | 19.1 | [15.29,23.61] | 36.9 | [32.58,41.44] | 44 | [39.52,48.57] |
| Soy (N=204) | 25.27 | [16.01,37.51] | 36.12 | [21.6,53.72] | 38.6 | [26.42,52.4] | Soy (N=376) | 18.8 | [14.07,24.67] | 41.67 | [35.33,48.29] | 39.53 | [32.99,46.47] |
| Wheat (N=205) | 33.45 | [22.21,46.96] | 34.07 | [21.02,50.08] | 32.48 | [22.44,44.43] | Wheat (N=441) | 31.59 | [25.77,38.07] | 36.23 | [30.11,42.83] | 32.18 | [26.44,38.51] |