Table 2.
Distribution of frequency of responses of the 125 respondents about the occurrence or not of adverse food reaction (question “A”) and identification of foods reported by 40 respondents as being associated with symptoms (question “B”).
| Variable | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Do you think your child may have a health problem (reaction) related to food (or drink)? | ||
| Yes | 40 | 32.0 |
| No | 85 | 68.0 |
| Total | ||
| (B) Which food or drink do you think your child has any reaction to? | ||
| Milk | 12 | 9.6 |
| Peanut | 9 | 7.2 |
| Shrimp | 8 | 6.4 |
| Chocolate | 5 | 4.0 |
| Other | 10 | 2.8 |
| Frequency of adverse food reaction | 44 | 65.2 |
| Total | 40 | 32.0 |