Table 1 The sensitization rate of each food allergen by age group.
From: Three different patterns of food allergen sensitization according to age and sex
Food allergens and their categories | Age group (years) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1–10 | 11–20 | 21–30 | 31–40 | 41–50 | 51–60 | 61–70 | over 70 | ||
Wheat and Cereal grain | Wheat | 4.4% | 2.9% | 2.3% | 3.3% | 4.8% | 5.2% | 4.9% | 3.1% |
Barley | 4.1% | 3.2% | 2.4% | 3.1% | 4.7% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 3.3% | |
Corn | 3.4% | 4.0% | 2.1% | 2.7% | 4.1% | 4.7% | 4.6% | 2.9% | |
Legume and Tree nut | Peanut | *8.2% | 4.5% | 2.3% | 3.1% | 4.7% | 5.4% | 5.5% | 3.6% |
Soy bean | 4.6% | 1.3% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.0% | |
Walnut | 4.7% | 2.2% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 2.6% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 2.0% | |
Sweet nut | 2.9% | 2.6% | 1.5% | 2.3% | 4.1% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 3.0% | |
Vegetable | Tomato | 5.2% | 5.0% | 2.6% | 3.5% | 5.5% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 4.2% |
Carrot | 3.5% | 3.9% | 1.9% | 2.6% | 4.2% | 4.9% | 5.0% | 3.0% | |
Potato | 7.4% | 7.1% | 3.7% | 5.5% | *8.3% | *9.8% | *9.8% | 6.5% | |
Garlic | 5.2% | 4.5% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 4.6% | 5.4% | 5.3% | 3.4% | |
Onion | 5.2% | 4.5% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 4.6% | 5.4% | 5.3% | 3.4% | |
Fruit | Strawberry | 3.8% | 4.4% | 2.2% | 2.9% | 4.3% | 5.0% | 4.8% | 3.1% |
Apple | 3.3% | 4.6% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 3.5% | 2.0% | |
Celery | 4.1% | 4.6% | 2.1% | 2.7% | 4.4% | 5.1% | 5.2% | 3.2% | |
Peach | 5.3% | *10.3% | 5.4% | 4.4% | 5.1% | 5.5% | 4.9% | 2.7% | |
Cucumber | 4.4% | 4.6% | 2.6% | 3.5% | 5.3% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 3.8% | |
Citrus mix | 3.9% | 4.4% | 2.0% | 2.5% | 3.9% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 2.8% | |
Hen’s egg | Egg white | *13.2% | 2.7% | 1.7% | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
Mammalian milk and Meat | Cow’s milk | *18.9% | 7.8% | 5.3% | 3.5% | 2.0% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.9% |
Beef | *14.5% | *10.3% | 6.8% | 4.3% | 2.7% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 3.3% | |
Shellfish | Crab | 2.5% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 4.9% | 4.6% | 3.6% | 3.0% | 2.0% |
Shrimp | 3.0% | *8.7% | *8.7% | *8.1% | 7.9% | 7.2% | 6.2% | 4.0% | |
Others | Silkworm pupa | 1.9% | *8.9% | *9.2% | *8.4% | *8.4% | 7.9% | 7.0% | 4.7% |
