Table 1.

Characteristics of children with atopic diseases and their families.

Family	Participating in the interviewa	Age	Severity of AD over a 6 months period, parent reported, VAS 0–100 (0 is no symptoms and 100 is severe symptoms)b	Severity of food allergy over a 6 months period, parent reported, VAS 0–100 (0 is no symptoms and 100 is severe symptoms)b	Comorbiditiesb	Family history of atopic diseasesb
1	Mother and father	5	63	16	Food allergy, ARC	Yes (AD, ARC, food allergy)
2	Mother	2	81	18	Food allergy	Yes (asthma, ARC, food allergy)
3	Mother	2	39	71	Food allergy	Yes (AD, ARC, food allergy)
4	Father	2	73	76	Food allergy, ARC	Yes (AD, ARC)
5	Father and partly mother	4	25	60	Food allergy	Yes (AD, asthma, ARC, food allergy)
6	Father	1	57	48	Food allergy	Yes (ARC)
7	Mother	5	41	–	Asthma, ARC	Yes (AD, asthma, ARC, food allergy)
8	Mother	1	72	-c	Allergic food reaction	No
9	Mother	3	7	83	Food allergy	Yes (ARC)
10	Mother	1	30	67	Food allergy	Yes (AD)
11	Mother and father	5	16	0	Food allergy	No

AD: atopic dermatitis; ARC: allergic rhinoconjunctivitis.

^aWe encouraged that the parent participating in the interview to be the one, who usually attended the consultations with healthcare professionals.

^bInformation from the questionnaire study (11).

^cWas under investigation for food allergy at the time of the questionnaire completion.