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Table 2 The details of parent-reported FA and FA in this study

From: An epidemiological investigation of food allergy among children aged 3 to 6 in an urban area of Wenzhou, China

Variable

Total sample

Parent-reported FA(n)

FA

(n)

All

4151

534

35

Sex

 Male

2174

284

24

 Female

1977

250

11

Age

  ≥ 3 to < 4

1423

181

15

  ≥ 4 to < 5

1348

193

10

  ≥ 5 to < 6

1374

159

10

  ≥ 6 to < 7

6

1

0

Clinical manifestation

 Skin rash and pruritus

 

359

31

 Itching, tingling or swelling in mouth, lips or throat

 

160

20

 Diarrhoea or vomiting (excluding food poisoning)

 

123

12

 Sneezing, runny nose or stuffy nose

 

89

8

 Cough

 

39

2

 Eyes rubefaction, pain or lacrimation

 

37

8

 Dyspnoea

 

18

3

 Others

 

45

4

Food

 Milk

 

81

4

 Egg

 

111

13

 Shrimp

 

102

5

 Crab

 

81

4

 Mango

 

82

0

 Fish

 

56

9

 Peanut

 

10

2

 Others

 

96

0

Allergic history

 Eczema

2035

414

30

 Rhinitis

1015

231

17

 Wheezing

368

92

8

 Diagnosed with FA previously

452

281

25