Table 1.

Demographic and clinical features of the 2005–2006 NHANES FA cohort

Descriptor	Nd	%e
Overall	8203
Age (years)
1-5	909	5.3 ± 0.4
6-19	2869	19.0 ± 0.6
20-39	1672	28.0 ± 0.9
40-59	1361	30.2 ± 1.1
60+	1392	17.6 ± 1.6
Gender
Male	3998	48.8 ± 0.5
Female	4205	51.2 ± 0.5
Race/Ethnicity
non-Hispanic white	3239	69.5 ± 2.9
non-Hispanic black	2124	11.8 ± 1.9
Hispanica	2461	13.1 ± 1.4
Other	379	5.6 ± 0.8
Poverty Income Ratio (PIR)
<= 1.3	2669	20.0 ± 1.3
1.3-3.5	3003	38.5 ± 1.5
> 3.5	2171	41.5 ± 2.3
Household Education
High school or less	4267	43.4 ± 2.0
Above high school	3676	56.6 ± 2.0
Disease
Diagnosed Eczema	715	9.1 ± 0.7
Diagnosed Hay Fever	586	10.8 ± 0.7
Diagnosed Asthma	1157	14.6 ± 0.6
Current Asthma	730	8.8 ± 0.5
ER visitb	123	9.6 ± 1.1
Sensitizationc
Food	1729	16.8 ± 0.6
Inhalant	3495	41.3 ± 1.1
Both Food and Inhalant	1350	13.9 ± 0.6

^aDefined as “Mexican American” or “Other Hispanic” in NHANES.

^bAmong those with diagnosed asthma.

^cSensitization: at least one allergen-specific serum IgE ≥ 0.35 kU/L. Food and inhalant categories are not mutually exclusive.

^dUnweighted counts.

^eWeighted % ± Standard Error.