Table 4.

Changes in individual food sensitization by age

Food Sensitization	NHANES III	NHANES 2005–2006	p value†
6–9 Years Old
Milk, Peanut, or Egg
Overall	20.6 (17.0 – 24.3)	21.4 (16.5 – 26.2)	0.79
Moderate-level	3.9 (2.3 – 5.6)	4.3 (2.6 – 5.9)	0.76
High-level	0.9 (0.2 – 1.6)	0.9 (0.1 – 1.7)	0.97
Shrimp
Overall	8.3 (6.7 – 9.9)	3.2 (1.7 – 4.6)	<0.00001
Moderate-level	2.3 (1.4 – 3.2)	1.6 (0.5 – 2.6)	0.31
High-level	0.7 (0.4 – 1.1)	0.4 (0.0 – 0.8)	0.26
10 – 15 Years Old
Milk, Peanut, or Egg
Overall	19.7 (15.5 – 23.9)	17.9 (14.5 – 21.4)	0.51
Moderate-level	4.5 (2.8 – 6.2)	6.1 (4.0 – 8.3)	0.21
High-level	0.9 (0.1– 1.7)	1.2 (0.3 – 2.2)	0.56
Shrimp
Overall	11.3 (9.0 – 13.5)	6.8 (4.8 – 8.7)	<0.01
Moderate-level	4.4 (2.9 – 5.8)	1.1 (0.6 – 1.5)	<0.00001
High-level	2.6 (1.5 – 3.7)	0.6 (0.3 – 1.0)	<0.001
16–19 Years Old
Milk, Peanut, or Egg
Overall	13.4 (10.1 – 16.7)	14.8 (9.8 – 19.8)	0.62
Moderate-level	3.5 (2.0 – 4.9)	4.2 (1.8 – 6.7)	0.57
High-level	0.1 (0.0 – 0.2)	0.7 (0.1 – 1.2)	0.02
Shrimp
Overall	14.4 (11.5 – 17.3)	8.7 (5.6 – 11.8)	0.005
Moderate-level	5.9 (4.2 – 7.6)	2.6 (1.5 – 3.7)	0.001
High-level	3.4 (2.1 – 4.7)	0.9 (0.4 – 1.4)	0.0002

Values are % (95% CI)

^†p value for the calculated risk difference between NHANES III and NHANES 2005–2006