Overall prevalence of self-reported food allergy in Canada.
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Estimate 1: Including all adults Peanut 1.77 (1.21-2.33) 0.78 (0.58-0.97) 1.00 (0.80-1.20) Tree nut 1.73 (1.16-2.30) 1.07 (0.84-1.30) 1.22 (1.00-1.44) Fish 0.18 (0.00-0.36) 0.60 (0.43-0.78) 0.51 (0.37-0.65) Shellfish 0.55 (0.21-0.88) 1.91 (1.60-2.23) 1.60 (1.35-1.86) Sesame 0.23 (0.03-0.43) 0.07 (0.01-0.13) 0.10 (0.04-0.17) Milk 2.23 (1.51-2.95) 1.89 (1.56-2.21) 1.97 (1.64-2.29) Egg 1.23 (0.69-1.77) 0.67 (0.48-0.86) 0.80 (0.61-0.99) Wheat 0.45 (0.08-0.83) 0.86 (0.63-1.08) 0.77 (0.57-0.96) Soy 0.32 (0.08-0.55) 0.16 (0.07-0.25) 0.20 (0.10-0.30) Fruits 1.14 (0.68-1.60) 1.61 (1.32-1.89) 1.50 (1.25-1.75) Vegetables 0.45 (0.17-0.74) 1.29 (1.02-1.55) 1.10 (0.88-1.31) Other 1.32 (0.80-1.84) 1.67 (1.37-1.97) 1.59 (1.32-1.86) All foods 7.14 (5.92-8.36) 8.34 (7.69-8.99) 8.07 (7.47-8.67) Estimate 2: Excluding some adults All foods 7.14 (5.92-8.36) 6.56 (5.99-7.13) 6.69 (6.15-7.24) Estimate 3: Estimate 2 adjusted for nonresponse All foods 7.12 (6.07-8.28) 6.58 (6.22-6.96) 6.67 (6.19-7.17)
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology
دوره 130 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012