n | % | |
---|---|---|
Characteristics of children with allergies (N = 28) | ||
Age in years (mean; range) | 7.9 | 0.6–16 |
Age at diagnosis (mean; range) | 2.2 | |
Boys | 15 | 53.6 |
Multiple food allergic | 12 | 41.4 |
Food allergiesa | ||
Milk | 6 | 21.4 |
Egg | 6 | 21.4 |
Peanut | 15 | 53.6 |
Tree nuts | 11 | 39.3 |
Fish/Shellfish | 5 | 17.9 |
Soy, peas, other legumes | 3 | 10.7 |
Other | 1 | 3.4 |
Parent characteristics (N = 23) | ||
Mothers | 21 | 91.3 |
Mother employed | 20 | 87.0 |
Urban residency | 22 | 95.7 |