Table IV.
Food allergy management
| All patients with food allergy (N=313): | |
|---|---|
| Documentation of an epinephrine autoinjector prescription in the medical record | 250 (79.9%) |
| Documentation of an emergency action plan | 119 (38.2%) |
| Referral to specialty care | 210 (67%) |
| Patients seen by specialty care allergist | 141 (45%) |
| Cancelled appointment | 2 (1%) |
| Did not show up at appointment | 34 (11%) |
| Never scheduled an appointment | 30 (9%) |
| Appointment scheduled for a future date | 4 (1%) |
| Seen by allergy (N=141) | Not seen by allergy (N=172) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | p value | |
| >1 food allergy | 81 | 50 | 0.0001 |
| Peanut | 81 (57.4%) | 63 (36.6%) | 0.0002 |
| Tree nut | 60 (42.6%) | 17 (9.9%) | 0.0001 |
| Egg allergy | 52 (36.9%) | 22 (12.8%) | 0.0001 |
| Shellfish allergy | 39 (27.7%) | 65 (37.8%) | 0.07 |
| Milk allergy | 24 (17.0%) | 21 (12.2%) | 0.3 |
| Fish allergy | 19 (13.5%) | 13 (7.6%) | 0.1 |
| Soy | 12 (8.7%) | 5 (2.9%) | 0.04 |
| Wheat | 6 (4.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.008 |
| Fruit | 5 (2.9%) | 25 (14.5%) | 0.0003 |
| History of food-induced anaphylaxis | 24 (17.4%) | 16 (9.3%) | 0.04 |
| Documentation of an epinephrine autoinjector | 133 (94%) | 117 (68%) | 0.0001 |
| Documentation of emergency action plan | 118 (84%) | 1 (0.6%) | 0.0001 |
| Asthma | 71 (51.4%) | 83 (48.3%) | 0.6 |
| Atopic Dermatitis | 99 (65.6%) | 63 (36%) | 0.0001 |
| Allergic Rhinitis | 74 (49.0%) | 75 (42.9%) | 0.09 |