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Prevalence of food allergen and aeroallergen sensitization among children in Sichuan province
Food allergen and aeroallergen sensitization are common allergic diseases worldwide, with widely varying estimates of prevalence in children. Our study investigated the characteristics of ingestion and inhalation allergy among children from Sichuan province in Southwest China, so as to get public aw...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7337612/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32629732 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000021055 |
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author | Liu, Ting Lai, Shu-yu Li, Wen-sheng Jiang, Yong-mei |
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description | Food allergen and aeroallergen sensitization are common allergic diseases worldwide, with widely varying estimates of prevalence in children. Our study investigated the characteristics of ingestion and inhalation allergy among children from Sichuan province in Southwest China, so as to get public awareness of these disorders. A total of 1722 children between 0 and 14 years’ old were enrolled in this study. They were outpatients in the West China Second University Hospital during June 2019 to September 2019. Serum specific IgE specific to 10 types of food allergen and 10 types of aeroallergen were estimated. Nutrition indicators were tested by electrochemical luminescence. 59.70% children were allergic to at least 1 allergen, comprising 24.90% to aeroallergen and 38.81% to food allergen, respectively, whereas 36.28% children were allergic to both aeroallergen and food allergen. Milk was the most common food allergen, and egg came in second place. With regard to aeroallergen, house dust mite held the maximum proportion (65.02%), whereas dust mite followed behind. Inhalation allergy was more commonly seen in boys than girls. Bronchitis was the most common symptom of both allergies. In addition, the highest incidence age for children to be sensitive to food allergen and aeroallergen were 0∼2 years’ old and 3∼5 years’ old, respectively. It is worth mentioning that there was no significant difference in nutritional status between children with or without allergic diseases. Our findings reveal that milk, egg, house dust mite, and dust mite are the most common allergens among children in Sichuan province. Boys are more susceptible to aeroallergen than girls. Furthermore, the prevalence of ingestion and inhalation allergy varies from different age groups, and has no correlation with nutritional status. In brief, the analysis of the pattern of food allergen and aeroallergen sensitization is invaluable to effective diagnosis and treatment of allergic diseases. |
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spelling | pubmed-73376122020-07-14 Prevalence of food allergen and aeroallergen sensitization among children in Sichuan province Liu, Ting Lai, Shu-yu Li, Wen-sheng Jiang, Yong-mei Medicine (Baltimore) 3600 Food allergen and aeroallergen sensitization are common allergic diseases worldwide, with widely varying estimates of prevalence in children. Our study investigated the characteristics of ingestion and inhalation allergy among children from Sichuan province in Southwest China, so as to get public awareness of these disorders. A total of 1722 children between 0 and 14 years’ old were enrolled in this study. They were outpatients in the West China Second University Hospital during June 2019 to September 2019. Serum specific IgE specific to 10 types of food allergen and 10 types of aeroallergen were estimated. Nutrition indicators were tested by electrochemical luminescence. 59.70% children were allergic to at least 1 allergen, comprising 24.90% to aeroallergen and 38.81% to food allergen, respectively, whereas 36.28% children were allergic to both aeroallergen and food allergen. Milk was the most common food allergen, and egg came in second place. With regard to aeroallergen, house dust mite held the maximum proportion (65.02%), whereas dust mite followed behind. Inhalation allergy was more commonly seen in boys than girls. Bronchitis was the most common symptom of both allergies. In addition, the highest incidence age for children to be sensitive to food allergen and aeroallergen were 0∼2 years’ old and 3∼5 years’ old, respectively. It is worth mentioning that there was no significant difference in nutritional status between children with or without allergic diseases. Our findings reveal that milk, egg, house dust mite, and dust mite are the most common allergens among children in Sichuan province. Boys are more susceptible to aeroallergen than girls. Furthermore, the prevalence of ingestion and inhalation allergy varies from different age groups, and has no correlation with nutritional status. In brief, the analysis of the pattern of food allergen and aeroallergen sensitization is invaluable to effective diagnosis and treatment of allergic diseases. Wolters Kluwer Health 2020-07-02 /pmc/articles/PMC7337612/ /pubmed/32629732 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000021055 Text en Copyright © 2020 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License 4.0 (CCBY-NC), where it is permissible to download, share, remix, transform, and buildup the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be used commercially without permission from the journal. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 |
spellingShingle | 3600 Liu, Ting Lai, Shu-yu Li, Wen-sheng Jiang, Yong-mei Prevalence of food allergen and aeroallergen sensitization among children in Sichuan province |
title | Prevalence of food allergen and aeroallergen sensitization among children in Sichuan province |
title_full | Prevalence of food allergen and aeroallergen sensitization among children in Sichuan province |
title_fullStr | Prevalence of food allergen and aeroallergen sensitization among children in Sichuan province |
title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of food allergen and aeroallergen sensitization among children in Sichuan province |
title_short | Prevalence of food allergen and aeroallergen sensitization among children in Sichuan province |
title_sort | prevalence of food allergen and aeroallergen sensitization among children in sichuan province |
topic | 3600 |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7337612/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32629732 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000021055 |
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