Overall prevalence of self-reported food allergy in Canada
L Soller, M Ben-Shoshan, DW Harrington… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2012 - jacionline.org
We developed 3 prevalence estimates of perceived allergy by (1) including in the numerator
all individuals self-reporting at least 1 food allergy;(2) excluding from the numerator all
adults self-reporting an allergy to milk, egg, wheat, and/or soy only; IgE-mediated allergies to
these foods usually resolve by adulthood, and adverse reactions to milk in adulthood are
more likely to represent lactose intolerance 2 and adverse reactions to wheat are more likely
to represent celiac disease 3; and (3) using estimate number 2 and adjusting for …
all individuals self-reporting at least 1 food allergy;(2) excluding from the numerator all
adults self-reporting an allergy to milk, egg, wheat, and/or soy only; IgE-mediated allergies to
these foods usually resolve by adulthood, and adverse reactions to milk in adulthood are
more likely to represent lactose intolerance 2 and adverse reactions to wheat are more likely
to represent celiac disease 3; and (3) using estimate number 2 and adjusting for …