Table 1 Cumulative incidence of self-reported food allergy or intolerance (SRFA) in children from Mölndal and Kiruna
From: Late introduction of solids into infants’ diets may increase the risk of food allergy development
Children with allergy, n (%) | Total | Mölndal | Kiruna | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No. replying to the question | n = 1027 | n = 715 | n = 312 | |
Total (Any SRFA) | 201 (19.6) | 112 (15.7) | 89 (28.5) | <.001 |
Boys | 92 (19) | 50 (15.4) | 42 (26.6) | .003 |
Girls | 109 (20) | 62 (15.9) | 47 (30.7) | .001 |
P-value (boys vs girls) | .690 | .863 | .420 | – |
No. replying to the question Milk-SRFA | n = 1014 | n = 702 | n = 312 | |
Milk total | 120 (11.8) | 66 (9.4) | 54 (17.3) | .001 |
Early-onset (< 3 years) | 74 (7.3) | 40 (5.7) | 34 (10.9) | .003 |
Milk-SRFA: skin- manifestationa | 41 (4.0) | 23 (3.3) | 18 (5.8) | .062 |
Milk-SRFA: GI-manifestationb | 101 (10.0) | 55 (7.8) | 46 (14.7) | <.001 |
No. replying to the question Peanut-SRFA | n = 999 | n = 687 | n = 312 | |
Total | 28 (2.8) | 14 (2.0) | 14 (4.5) | .039 |
Peanut-SRFA with symptoms other than only OASc | 23 (2.3) | 10 (1.5) | 13 (4.2) | .008 |
No. replying to the question Egg-SRFA | n = 996 | n = 686 | n = 310 | |
Total | 27 (2.7) | 16 (2.3) | 11 (3.5) | .352 |
No. replying to the question Tree nut-SRFA | n = 999 | n = 688 | n = 311 | |
Total | 23 (2.3) | 13 (1.9) | 10 (3.2) | .222 |
Tree nut-SRFA with symptoms other than only OASc | 14 (1.4) | 5 (0.7) | 9 (2.9) | .006 |
No. replying to the question Fish-SRFA | n = 995 | n = 683 | n = 312 | |
Total | 11 (1.1) | 5 (0.7) | 6 (1.9) | .159 |
No. replying to the question Cereal-SRFA | n = 995 | n = 683 | n = 312 | |
Total | 7 (0.7) | 5 (0.7) | 2 (0.6) | 1.0d |