Open AccessPD16 ‐ Prevalence of childhood food allergy in Canada: a focus on under‐represented populations
Author(s) -
Soller Lianne,
BenShoshan Moshe,
Knoll Megan,
Harrington Daniel,
Fragapane Joseph,
Joseph Lawrence,
St Pierre Yvan,
La Vieille Sebastien,
Wilson Kathi,
Elliott Susan,
Clarke Ann
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
clinical and translational allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.979
H-Index - 37
ISSN - 2045-7022
DOI - 10.1186/2045-7022-4-s1-p16
Subject(s) - medicine , food allergy , demography , socioeconomic status , allergy , population , confidence interval , immigration , environmental health , census , prevalence , pediatrics , geography , immunology , archaeology , sociology
more food allergies than those born elsewhere [7.96% (95% CI, 6.24, 9.68) versus 3.26% (95% CI, 1.46, 5.07)]. The prevalence was higher for children residing in households above the low income cut-off (LICO) than below the LICO [7.81% (95% CI, 5.48, 10.14) versus 6.24% (95% CI, 4.12, 8.36)], and for children with versus without Aboriginal ancestry [7.62% (95% CI, 5.98, 9.26) versus 6.03% (95% CI, 1.30, 10.76)]; however, these differences were not statistically significant due to overlapping confidence intervals.