Table 1 Main clinical features of the 96 children with food allergy
n. (%) | ||
|---|---|---|
Gender | Males | 59 (61.4) |
Age (years) | <3 | 43 (44.9) |
<3-6 | 37 (38.5) | |
<6-12 | 16 (16.6) | |
Anaphylaxis | 24 (25) | |
Self-injectable epinephrine | 8 (8.3) | |
Symptoms | Skin | 82 ( 85.4) |
Airways | 46 (47.9) | |
Gut | 38 (39.5) | |
Age at onset (months) | <6 | 66 (68.7) |
≤ 6-12 | 23 (23.9) | |
<12 < 36 | 7 (7.3) | |
Food avoided | Milk | 81 (84.4) |
Eggs | 57 (59.4) | |
Fish | 7 (7.3) | |
Peanuts | 1 (1) | |
Soybeans | 1 (1) | |
Wheat | 1 (1) | |
Rice | 1 (1) | |
Apples | 1 (1) | |
Peaches | 1 (1) | |
Number of diets | 1 | 56 (58.3) |
2 | 30 (31.2) | |
3 | 10 (10.4) | |