From: Comparison of anaphylaxis epidemiology between urban and suburban pediatric emergency departments
Parameters | Suburban [n = 255], (%) | Urban [n = 390], (%) | P-value | |
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Age (years) | 0–4 | 78 (30.59) | 132 (33.85) | 0.1390 |
5–9 | 52 (20.39) | 101 (25.90) | ||
10–14 | 74 (29.02) | 98 (25.13) | ||
15–17 | 51 (20.00) | 59 (15.13) | ||
Gender | Male | 154 (60.39) | 231 (59.23) | 0.7688 |
Female | 101 (39.61) | 159 (40.77) | ||
Race | Caucasian | 141 (55.73) | 52 (13.33) | < 0.0001 |
Black | 55 (21.74) | 292 (74.87) | ||
Asian | 22 (8.70) | 1 (0.26) | ||
Ethnicity | Hispanic | 9 (3.56) | 18 (4.62) | 0.513 |
Family History | Family History of anaphylaxis | 66 (25.88) | 3 (0.77) | < 0.0001 |
History of Allergies | 104 (40.78) | 242 (62.05) | < 0.0001 | |
Personal History | Asthma | 81 (31.76) | 172 (44.10) | 0.002 |
Eczema | 34 (13.33) | 81 (20.77) | 0.016 | |
Allergic Rhinitis | 3 (1.18) | 20 (5.13) | 0.008 |