TABLE 1.
Variable | All children (95% CI) | Children with Egg Allergy (95% CI) | Children with Other Allergies† (95% CI) |
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Race/ethnicity | |||
Asian, non-Hispanic | 3.2 (2.8–3.7) | 3.6 (1.8–6.9) | 2.8 (2.1–3.6) |
Black, non-Hispanic | 13.2 (12.3–14.2) | 23.4 (13.1–38.4) | 15.0 (12.7–17.7) |
White, non-Hispanic | 52.8 (51.2–54.4) | 40.8 (31.8–50.5) | 48.3 (44.3–52.2) |
Hispanic | 24.1 (22.5–25.7) | 22.6 (15.9–31.0) | 27.6 (23.6–31.9) |
Multiple/other | 6.6 (6.1–7.3) | 9.6 (5.6–16.1) | 6.9 (5.4–8.7) |
Born in the US | |||
Yes | 97.7 (97.3–98.0) | 95.1 (88.9–97.9) | 98.7 (98.0–99.2) |
No | 2.3 (2.0–2.7) | 4.9 (2.1–11.2) | 1.3 (.8–2.0) |
Sex | |||
Female | 48.9 (47.8–50.0) | 47.9 (37.5–58.6) | 54.9 (42.2–49.7) |
Male | 51.1 (50.0–52.2) | 52.1 (41.4–62.6) | 54.1 (50.3–57.8) |
Age | |||
<1 year | 5.3 (4.8–5.9) | 2.2 (1.2–4.0) | 2.1 (1.5–3.0) |
1–2 year | 10.6 (10.0–11.3) | 19.6 (12.7–29.1) | 12.5 (9.4–16.4) |
3–5 year | 16.2 (15.5–17.0) | 22.3 (16.4–29.6) | 15.7 (13.0–18.8) |
6–10 year | 27.9 (26.9–28.8) | 26.3 (19.9–33.9) | 30.7 (27.4–34.2) |
11–13 year | 16.6 (15.9–17.4) | 17.6 (12.2–24.8) | 16.9 (14.1–20.0) |
14–17 year | 23.4 (22.4–24.4) | 12.0 (8.4–16.8) | 22.2 (19.3–25.3) |
Household income, $ | |||
<25,000 | 16.1 (14.9–17.3) | 12.7 (7.1–21.8) | 14.9 (12.2–18.1) |
25,000–49,000 | 22.2 (20.9–23.5) | 20.3 (14.1–28.3) | 22.5 (19.5–25.9) |
50,000–99,999 | 31.1 (29.8–32.5) | 38.7 (28.0–50.6) | 32.0 (28.8–35.4) |
100,000–149,000 | 19.2 (18–20.5) | 21.3 (15.7–28.2) | 20.8 (17.2–25.0) |
≥150,000 | 11.4 (10.3–12.6) | 7.0 (4.3–11.3) | 9.7 (7.5–12.5) |
Other Conditions | |||
Asthma | 12.2 (11.4–13.0) | 46.5 (35.8–57.4) | 33.2 (29.6–37.0) |
Eczema | 5.9 (5.3–6.5) | 19.0 (12.2–28.2) | 15.7 (12.7–19.1) |
Environmental Allergies | 12.8 (12.0–13.6) | 38.2 (30.7–46.4) | 30.3 (27.0–34.0) |
Eosinophilic Esophagitis | 0.2 (0.1–0.2) | 1.2 (0.5–2.7) | 0.7 (.4–1.2) |
Note: These are weighted proportions
The other top 8 food allergies (peanut, tree nut, milk, wheat, soy, fish, shellfish, sesame)