TABLE III.
Types of food allergens among different races in food allergy patients in study at both Rush University Medical Center and Cincinnati Children Hospital Medical Center
| Race group | White | African American (AA) | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peanut (%) | 65.1 | 65.6 | 52.5 |
| Odds ratios (95% CI)* | ref | 1.12 (0.79–1.60) P = .521 |
0.65 (0.41–1.02) P = .061 |
| Tree nuts (%) | 45.5 | 18.6 | 25.3 |
| Odds ratios (95% CI) | ref | 0.31 (0.21–0.46) P = .000 |
0.49 (0.29–0.82) P = .007 |
| Milk (%) | 24.9 | 29.5 | 25.3 |
| Odds ratios (95% CI) | ref | 0.98 (0.67–1.43) P = .903 |
0.82 (0.49–1.41) P = .485 |
| Egg (%) | 38.3 | 44.6 | 45.5 |
| Odds ratios (95% CI) | ref | 1.27 (0.89–1.80) P = .185 |
1.19 (0.75–1.91) P = .457 |
| Wheat (%) | 7.4 | 23.2 | 11.1 |
| Odds ratios (95% CI) | ref | 2.95 (1.78–4.88) P = .000 |
1.31 (0.62–2.77) P = .478 |
| Soy (%) | 7.4 | 27.0 | 12.1 |
| Odds ratios (95% CI) | ref | 3.43 (2.10–5.62) P = .000 |
1.40 (0.67–2.09) P = .368 |
| Fish (%) | 3.5 | 34.39 | 16.16 |
| Odds ratios (95% CI) | ref | 11.66 (6.38–21.03) P = .000 |
4.82 (2.25–10.33) P = .000 |
| Shellfish (%) | 7.39 | 23.5 | 15.2 |
| Odds ratios (95% CI) | ref | 3.34 (2.02–5.55) P = .000 |
2.26 (1.14–4.49) P = .019 |
| Corn (%) | 2.1 | 15.1 | 7.1 |
| Odds ratios (95% CI) | Ref | 6.60 (3.00–14.51) P = .000 |
3.28 (1.16–9.28) P = .025 |
CI, Confidence interval.
*
The reported odds ratios (95% CIs) were calculated in comparison with whites by logistic regression adjusting for age, gender, and insurance.