TABLE III.
Variable | Characteristics of Children who Outgrew an Egg Allergy† |
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Age | |
1–2 y | 4.1 (1.8–8.9) |
3–5 y | 20.9 (12.1–33.6) |
6–10 y | 45.8 (31.3–60.9) |
11–13 y | 10.2 (6.0–16.8) |
14–17 y | 18.8 (11.6–29.0) |
Has Multiple Current Food Allergies | 46.3 (27.6–66.0) |
Baked Egg Tolerance | 70.5 (58.2–80.4) |
Race/ethnicity | |
Asian, non-Hispanic | 4.8 (2.2–10.1) |
Black, non-Hispanic | 4.8 (2.1–10.5) |
White, non-Hispanic | 53.3 (38.6–67.5) |
Hispanic | 30.0 (16.6–48.0) |
Multiple/other | 7.1 (3.7–13.2) |
Sex | |
Female | 42.4 (28.4–57.6) |
Male | 57.6 (42.4–71.6) |
Other Conditions | |
Asthma | 32.2 (21.4–45.3) |
Eczema | 22.4 (13.6–34.7) |
Environmental Allergies | 30.7 (20.5–43.4) |
Eosinophilic Esophagitis | 4.0 (1.2–12.6) |
Organ System Involved: | |
Skin/mucosal tissue | 76.2 (57.0–88.5) |
GI | 26.9 (14.2–45.1) |
Respiratory | 16.5 (9.1–28.0) |
Cardio | 7.6 (4.0–13.7) |
Comparison of children with egg allergy and the children with top 9 allergies besides egg