Prevalence and Severity of Sesame Allergy in the United States | Zendy

Christopher Warren | Zendy; Avneet S. Chadha | Zendy; Scott H. Sicherer | Zendy; Jialing Jiang | Zendy; Ruchi S. Gupta | Zendy

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Prevalence and Severity of Sesame Allergy in the United States

Author(s) -

Christopher Warren,

Avneet S. Chadha,

Scott H. Sicherer,

Jialing Jiang,

Ruchi S. Gupta

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

jama network open

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.278

H-Index - 39

ISSN - 2574-3805

DOI - 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.9144

Subject(s) - medicine , environmental health , food allergy , epidemiology , allergy , telephone interview , population , immunology , social science , sociology

Key Points Question What is the current population-level burden of sesame allergy in the United States? Findings Using a cross-sectional population-based survey, an estimated 0.49% of the US population reported a current sesame allergy, whereas 0.23% of the population had a convincing sesame allergy using confirmatory symptom report criteria. Meaning The findings suggest that sesame allergy is a relatively common, frequently comorbid food allergy that affects patients of all ages, resulting in severe reactions and health care utilization.

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