Prevalence of food allergy in Chinese. (A) Overall prevalence of food allergy. (B) The difference between the prevalence of self-report (questionnaire survey) and hospital confirmed food allergy. (C) Prevalence of food allergy in male and female. (D) Prevalence of food allergy in different regions. (E) Prevalence of food allergy in different ages. (F) Prevalence of food allergy in different time periods.
Note: In the figure, group 1 represents questionnaire survey, and group 2 represents hospital diagnosis. Diagnosis methods include SPT, sIgE, FE, ET, OFC, or clinical history of hospital diagnosis.
Abbreviation: SPT=skin prick test; sIgE=serum-specific immunoglobulin E; FE=food elimination test; ET=Allergic patients Exclusion Diet Test; OFC=Open Food Challenge; ES=effect size; CI=confidence interval.