Table 5.

Prevalence^a of food sensitization and FA by asthma status

	% No Asthmaf	% Diagnosed Asthma (not current)	% Current Asthma but no ER visit for asthma	% Current Asthma with ER visit for asthma in past year	P-Valueg,h
Countsb	n=7037	n=427	n=607	n=123	N/A
Food Sensitizationc	14.9 ± 0.7	20.6 ± 2.8	31.5 ± 2.4	35.0 ± 5.7	<.001
Milk	5.2 ± 0.5	8.2 ± 1.5	9.6 ± 1.6	10.9 ± 3.8	<.001
Egg	3.2 ± 0.3	8.2 ± 1.2	8.0 ± 1.6	9.6 ± 3.0	<.001
Peanut	6.6 ± 0.5	6.8 ± 1.4	17.5 ± 2.3	17.5 ± 2.6	<.001
Shrimpd	5.3 ± 0.5	6.9 ± 1.6	9.6 ± 1.9	16.0 ± 5.2	0.002
Multiple Food Sensitizatione	4.0 ± 0.3	7.3 ± 0.9	9.1 ± 2.0	13.8 ± 4.3	<.001
Unlikely FA	11.5 ± 0.4	16.2 ± 2.5	21.2 ± 2.4	19.2 ± 4.7	<.001
Possible FA	2.5 ± 0.4	3.4 ± 0.8	9.0 ± 1.9	7.3 ± 1.8	<.001
Likely FA	0.9 ± 0.2	1.1 ± 0.4	1.3 ± 0.3	8.5 ± 3.3	<.001

^aWeighted % ± Standard Error (N)

^bUnweighted counts

^cFood Sensitization: at least one food ≥ 0.35 kU/L

^dInformation only available for ≥ 6 year olds

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

^fSelf-reported diagnosis by doctor or other health professional.

^gP-value result of Cochran-Armitage test for linear trend.

^hAdjusted Model: Food Sensitization / Allergy = Asthma Severity + Age + Gender + Race + Poverty Income Ratio