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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Nov 23.
Published in final edited form as: J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2010 Oct;126(4):798–806.e13. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2010.07.026

Repository Table E5.

Food sensitization prevalencea and clinical FA estimates in the United States (2005-2006) by household education

Sensitization >=0.35 kU/L Unlikely FA 0.35-2.0 kU/L Possible FA 2.0 kU/L-PLe Likely FA >= PLe Estimated Clinical FA Ratef
Food Sensitizationb
    High school or less 17.3 ± 0.6 (928) 13.0 ± 0.4 (687) 3.2 ± 0.2 (163) 1.2 ± 0.2 (78) 2.7 ± 0.3
    Above high school 16.5 ± 0.9 (744) 12.4 ± 0.7 (530) 3.1 ± 0.6 (153) 1.0 ± 0.2 (61) 2.5 ± 0.4
Milk
    High school or less 5.7 ± 0.5 (367) 4.9 ± 0.3 (332) 0.77 ± 0.28 (32) 0.02 ± 0.01 (3) 0.41 ± 0.13
    Above high school 5.9 ± 0.7 (272) 5.2 ± 0.6 (238) 0.66 ± 0.19 (30) 0.08 ± 0.07 (4) 0.41 ± 0.13
Egg
    High school or less 3.4 ± 0.5 (186) 3.1 ± 0.5 (169) 0.22 ± 0.10 (11) 0.06 ± 0.03 (6) 0.17 ± 0.06
    Above high school 4.4 ± 0.5 (183) 4.0 ± 0.5 (156) 0.26 ± 0.09 (15) 0.17 ± 0.08 (12) 0.29 ± 0.08
Peanut
    High school or less 7.7 ± 0.5 (381) 5.5 ± 0.4 (257) 1.9 ± 0.2 (99) 0.33 ± 0.09 (25) 1.3 ± 0.1
    Above high school 7.4 ± 0.7 (359) 5.1 ± 0.5 (226) 1.9 ± 0.4 (105) 0.32 ± 0.08 (28) 1.3 ± 0.2
Shrimpc
    High school or less 6.9 ± 0.5 (334) 5.1 ± 0.4 (236) 1.0 ± 0.2 (50) 0.84 ± 0.20 (48) 1.3 ± 0.2
    Above high school 5.2 ± 0.5 (213) 4.0 ± 0.4 (152) 0.70 ± 0.15 (34) 0.48 ± 0.17 (27) 0.81 ± 0.16
Multiple Food Sensitizationd
    High school or less 4.8 ± 0.4 (272) 2.5 ± 0.3 (138) 1.8 ± 0.2 (93) 0.49 ± 0.11 (41) 1.4 ± 0.2
    Above high school 4.8 ± 0.6 (217) 2.6 ± 0.4 (106) 1.6 ± 0.4 (75) 0.54 ± 0.18 (36) 1.3 ± 0.3
a

Weighted % ± Standard Error (N)

b

Food Sensitization: at least one food ≥ 0.35 kU/L

c

Information only available for ≥ 6 year olds

d

Multiple Food Sensitization: two or more foods ≥ 0.35 kU/L

e

PL - predictive level: for ages 1-5 years old, 5 kU/L; for age 6+, cow's milk 15 kU/L, egg white 7 kU/L, peanut 14 kU/L, shrimp 5 kU/L

f

Estimated Clinical FA Rate = 50% of participants with PFA + 95% of participants with LFA.