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6. Prevalence of Serious Conditions in School Aged Children/Youth (cont’d)
ALLERGY (cont’d)
Source: American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology website
http://www.aaaai.org/about-the-aaaai/newsroom/allergy-statistics.aspx
Per Gupta, R, et al. The Prevalence, Severity and Distribution of Childhood Food Allergy
in the United States. Pediatrics 2011; 10.1542/ped.2011-0204.
Findings from a 2009 to 2010 study of 38,480 children (infant to 18) indicated:
• 8% have a food allergy
• Approximately 6% aged 0-2 years have a food allergy
• About 9% aged 3-5 years have a food allergy
• Nearly 8% aged 6-10 years have a food allergy
• Approximately 8% aged 11-13 years have a food allergy
• More than 8.5% aged 14-18 years have a food allergy
• 38.7% of food allergic children have a history of severe reactions
• 30.4% of food allergic children have multiple food allergies
• Of food allergic children, peanut is the most prevalent allergen,
followed by milk and then shellfish
Per Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2012, table 2.
• In 2012, 5.6% or 4.1 million children reported food allergies in the past 12 months.
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