TABLE 3.
Age-Stratified Hospitalization and Emergency Department Visit Rates of Food-Related Anaphylaxis by Causative Allergen, New York City, 2000–2014
| Hospitalizations (2000–2014) | Emergency Department Visits (2005–2014) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–4 y | 5–17 y | ≥18 y | 0–4 y | 5–17 y | ≥18 y | |||||||
| No. | Ratea per 1 000 000 Person-Years (95% Cl) | No. | Ratea per 1 000 000 Person-Years (95% Cl) | No. | Ratea per 1 000 000 Person-Years (95% Cl) | No. | Ratea per 1 000 000 Person-Years (95% Cl) | No. | Ratea per 1 000 000 Person-Years (95% Cl) | No. | Ratea per 1 000 000 Person-Years (95% Cl) | |
| Overall | 557 | 69.6 (63.8–75.4) | 980 | 50.6 (47.4–53.8) | 1512 | 15.9 (15.7–16.1) | 809 | 151.7 (141.2–162.2 | 1234 | 98.3 (92.8–103.8) | 1970 | 30.6 (30.3–30.9) |
| Allergen | ||||||||||||
| Peanuts | 183 | 22.9 (19.6–26.2) | 209 | 10.8 (9.3–12.3) | 210 | 2.2 (2.1–2.3) | 256 | 48.0 (42.1–53.9) | 304 | 24.2 (21.5–26.9) | 252 | 3.9 (3.8–4.0) |
| Crustaceans | b | b | 68 | 3.5 (2.7–43) | 129 | 1.4(1.3–1.5) | b | b | 52 | 4.1(3–5.2) | 125 | 1.9(1.8–2.0) |
| Fruits and vegetables | 18 | 22 (1.2–3.2) | 50 | 2.6 (1.9–3.3) | 184 | 1.9 (1.8–2.0) | 28 | 5.3 (3.3–7.3) | 68 | 5.4 (41–6.7) | 171 | 2.7 (2.6–2.8) |
| Tree nuts and seeds | 76 | 9.5 (7.4–11.6) | 99 | 5.1 (4.1–6.1) | 121 | 1.3 (1.2–1.41) | 92 | 17.3 (13.8–20.8) | 137 | 10.9 (9.1–12.7) | 198 | 3.1 (3–3.2) |
| Fish | 27 | 3.4 (2.1–4.7) | 120 | 6.2 (5.1–7.3) | 263 | 2.8 (2.7–2.9) | 50 | 9.4 (6.8–12.0) | 101 | 8 (6.4–9.6) | 390 | 6.1 (6–6.2) |
| Food additives | b | b | b | b | 12 | 0.1 (0.1–0.1) | b | b | 16 | 1.3 (0.7–1.9) | 14 | 0.2 (0.2–0.2) |
| Milk products | 67 | 8.4 (6.4–10.4) | 42 | 2.2 (1.5–2.9) | 46 | 0.5 (0.5–0.5) | 74 | 13.9 (10.7–17.1) | 32 | 2.5 (1.6–3.4) | 60 | 0.9 (0.8–1) |
| Eggs | 43 | 6 (4.3–7.7) | b | b | 23 | 0 2 (0.2–0.2) | 53 | 9.9 (7.2–12.6) | 17 | 1.4 (0.7–2.1) | 17 | 0.3 (0.3–0.3) |
| Other specific food | 101 | 12.6 (l0.l-15.1) | 298 | 15.4 (13.7–17.1) | 427 | 4.5 (4.4–4.6) | 122 | 22.9 (18.8–27.0) | 289 | 23 (20.3–25.7) | 471 | 7.3 (7.1–7.5) |
| Unspecified | 28 | 3.5 (2.2–4.8) | 77 | 4 (3.1–4.9) | 97 | 1 (1.0–1.0) | 125 | 23.4 (19.3–27.5) | 218 | 17.4 (15.1–19.7) | 272 | 4.2 (4.1–4.3) |
Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval.
a
Rates were calculated using New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene population estimates, modified from US Census Bureau vintage 2017 population estimates, and 95% confidence intervals were estimated for a standard normal distribution.
b
Numerator cell size is less than 10 and point estimate has been suppressed because of inadequate sample size.