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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

Table 4.

Prevalence and risk of food sensitization and FA in diagnosed asthma

% Asthmae % No Asthma Odds Ratiof (95% CI)
Countsa n=1157 n=7037
Food Sensitizationb 27.5 14.9 2.3 (1.9-2.7)
    Milk 9.1 5.2 2.0 (1.5-2.5)
    Egg 8.2 3.2 2.9 (2.4-3.5)
    Peanut 13.3 6.6 2.3 (1.9-2.8)
    Shrimpc 9.1 5.3 1.9 (1.2-2.9)
Multiple Food Sensitizationd 8.8 4.0 2.4 (1.9-3.1)
Unlikely FA 19.0 11.5 1.9 (1.7-2.1)
Possible FA 6.6 2.5 2.8 (1.7-4.5)
Likely FA 1.9 0.9 2.0 (1.1-3.7)
a

Unweighted counts

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

Self-reported diagnosis by doctor or other health professional

f

Adjusted Model: Food Sensitization / Allergy = Diagnosed Asthma + Age + Gender + Race + Poverty Income Ratio