Table 3.
Allergy prevalence
| |
Age groups, years |
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | 3-4 | 5-6 | p | |
| Reported food allergy | ||||
| Milk allergy |
38 (3.4) |
88 (4.4) |
75 (4.3) |
0.34 |
| Egg allergy |
37 (3.3) |
48 (2.4) |
33 (1.9) |
<0.05 |
| Fish allergy |
11 (1.0) |
15 (0.8) |
19 (1.1) |
0.70 |
| Peanut allergy |
13 (1.2) |
37 (1.9) |
42 (2.4) |
<0.05 |
| Nut allergy |
14 (1.3) |
28 (1.4) |
41 (2.3) |
<0.05 |
| Soy allergy |
6 (0.5) |
16 (0.8) |
8 (0.5) |
0.63 |
| Stone fruit allergy |
9 (0.8) |
20 (1.0) |
24 (1.4) |
0.15 |
| Any food allergy |
78 (7.0) |
150 (7.5) |
140 (7.9) |
0.34 |
| Allergy to furred pets | ||||
| Cat allergy |
21 (1.9) |
55 (2.8) |
77 (4.4) |
<0.0001 |
| Dog allergy |
9 (0.8) |
45 (2.3) |
57 (3.2) |
<0.0001 |
| Horse allergy |
0 |
19 (1.0) |
34 (1.9) |
<0.0001 |
| Rodent allergy |
4 (0.4) |
24 (1.2) |
41 (2.3) |
<0.0001 |
| Any allergy to furred pets |
25 (2.3) |
79 (4.0) |
103 (5.9) |
<0.0001 |
| Pollen allergy | 42 (3.8) | 94 (4.8) | 124 (7.1) | <0.0001 |
Prevalence of current food, furred pet and pollen allergy based on questionnaire data in boys and girls 1–6 years old attending ordinary day-care centres.