Table 2.

Comparison of US-born to foreign-born children and adolescents

	Odds Ratio	95% CI	P value
Foods
Sensitization to any food	2.05	1.49-2.83	<0.001
Milk	2.10	1.13-3.92	0.02
Egg	6.52	1.56-27.20	0.01
Peanut	1.52	0.88-2.62	0.13
Other sensitizations
Dustmite	1.20	0.73-1.99	0.44
Cockroach	0.52	0.38-0.70	<0.001
Cat	2.11	1.68-2.65	<0.001
Dog	2.96	1.48-5.91	0.004
Alternaria	4.80	1.28-17.94	0.02
Asthma †	2.19	1.02-4.68	0.045
Hay fever†	2.96	0.39-22.39	0.27
Eczema‡	1.97	0.65-5.95	0.21

All analyses are adjusted for age, gender, poverty income ratio and ethnicity. Food sensitization is defined as at least one specific IgE to milk, egg, or peanut ≥ 0.35 kU/L. N=3550 for all analyses except for

^†3546 and

^‡3540. Bold are statistically significant