Table 2.
Allergy Characteristics of Children
| Characteristic | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Type of food allergy (N = 26) | ||
| Milk | 6 | 23.1 |
| Peanuts | 5 | 19.2 |
| Egg | 5 | 19.2 |
| Tree nuts | 2 | 7.7 |
| Fish | 2 | 7.7 |
| Wheat | 1 | 3.8 |
| Soya | 1 | 3.8 |
| Fruit | 1 | 3.8 |
| Decline to report | 3 | 11.5 |
| Number of foods required to avoid (N = 25) | ||
| 1-2 | 18 | 72.0 |
| 3-6 | 2 | 8.0 |
| 7-10 | 1 | 4.0 |
| Decline to report | 4 | 16.0 |
| History of anaphylaxis (N = 28) | 8 | 28.6 |
| Most recent anaphylactic reaction (N = 8) | ||
| Very recently | 2 | 25.0 |
| About 2 y ago | 2 | 25.0 |
| >2 y ago | 4 | 50.0 |
| Epinephrine autoinjector (N = 24) | 13 | 54.2 |
| Food allergy diagnosis made by (N = 24) | ||
| General practitioner | 3 | 12.5 |
| Allergist | 15 | 62.5 |
| CAM practitioner | 1 | 4.2 |
| Pediatrician | 5 | 20.8 |
| Parental stress owing to food allergy (N = 26) | ||
| None | 5 | 19.2 |
| A little or some | 14 | 53.8 |
| Quite a lot or a lot | 3 | 11.5 |
| Decline to report | 4 | 15.4 |
Abbreviation: CAM, complementary and alternative medicine.