A population based study on peanut, tree nut, fish, shellfish, and sesame allergy prevalence in Canada英文电子书.pdf

A population-based study on peanut, tree nut, fish, shellfish, and sesame allergy prevalence in Canada Moshe Ben-Shoshan, MD,a Daniel W. Harrington, MA,e Lianne Soller, BSc,b Joseph Fragapane, BSc,b Lawrence Joseph, PhD,b,d Yvan St Pierre, MA,b Samuel B. Godefroy, PhD,f Susan J. Elliot, PhD,e and Ann E. Clarke, MD, MScb,c Montreal, Quebec, and Hamilton and Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Background: Recent studies suggest an increased prevalence of Key words: Food allergy, peanut allergy, tree nut allergy, fish food-induced allergy and an increased incidence of food-related allergy, shellfish allergy, sesame allergy, perceived food allergy, anaphylaxis. However, prevalence estimates of food allergies probable food allergy, confirmed food allergy vary considerably between studies. Objectives: To determine the prevalence of peanut, tree nut, Food allergy affects up to 2.5% of the adult population and 6% fish, shellfish, and sesame allergy in Canada. to 8% of children less than 3 years of age and is associated with Methods: Using comparable methodology to Sicherer et al in the 1,2 significant morbidity and mortality. The incidence rate of ana- United States in 2002, we performed a cross-Canada, random phylaxis is increasing, and recent US reports suggest that it may telephone survey. Food allergy was defined as perceived (based