TABLE 3.
Number of Children Introduced to Milk Allergen–Derived and Allergenic Complementary Foods in Total and High-Risk Samples at Respective Time Points and Percent Frequency of pFA
Sample | Food Introduced | Milk Allergen–Derived Foods | Complementary Foods: Select Individual Allergenic Groupsa | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Egg | Peanut | Soy | Fish | Fruit | Vegetable | Cerealsb | ||||
Total group,c % pFA = 6.5 | N | 1363 | 1259 | 1315 | 1343 | 1325 | 1176 | 1177 | 1200 | |
<4 mo | Yes | 899 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 119 | 82 | 451 | |
(% pFA) | (6.7) | (0.0) | (0.0) | (0.0) | (0.0) | (8.4) | (3.6) | (7.3) | ||
4–5 mo | Yes | 59 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 535 | 585 | 484 | |
(% pFA) | (6.8) | (0.0) | (0.0) | (14.0) | (0.0) | (6.2) | (7.4) | (5.8) | ||
6–12 mo | Yes | 300 | 617 | 254 | 96 | 209 | 438 | 423 | 176 | |
(% pFA) | (5.3) | (5.5) | (4.7) | (9.4) | (5.7) | (6.6) | (6.4) | (6.8) | ||
Not reported | Yes | 105 | 631 | 1055 | 1237 | 1114 | 84 | 87 | 89 | |
(% pFA) | (8.6) | (7.6) | (7.1) | (6.4) | (6.6) | (6.0) | (5.8) | (4.5) | ||
High-risk group,d % pFA = 9.6 | n | 823 | 760 | 801 | 815 | 801 | 714 | 715 | 729 | |
<4 mo | Yes | 530 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 55 | 280 | |
(% pFA) | (10.0) | (0.0) | (0.0) | (0.0) | (0.0) | (13.3) | (5.4) | (11.0) | ||
4–5 mo | Yes | 42 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 325 | 350 | 291 | |
(% pFA) | (10.0) | (0.0) | (0.0) | (33.3) | (0.0) | (9.2) | (10.8) | (8.2) | ||
6–12 mo | Yes | 180 | 377 | 147 | 61 | 124 | 266 | 261 | 109 | |
(% pFA) | (7.8) | (8.2) | (6.1) | (14.8) | (9.0) | (9.8) | (9.6) | (11.0) | ||
Not reported | Yes | 71 | 376 | 649 | 749 | 676 | 48 | 49 | 49 | |
(% pFA) | (11.3) | (11.4) | (10.8) | (9.2) | (9.0) | (6.2) | (6.1) | (6.1) |
Data do not include frequencies of complementary foods: meats, French fries, and sweet foods.
Data include infant cereals and other cereals.
Includes all children at age 6 years included in the logistic regression analysis.
Includes children with family history of food allergy or other atopy or reported eczema before age 1 year.