Allergy Asthma Respir Dis.  2018 Jan;6(1):4-13. 10.4168/aard.2018.6.1.4.

Epidemiology of food allergy in Korean children

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Pediatrics, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
  • 2Department of Pediatrics, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 3Department of Pediatrics, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 4Department of Pediatrics, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Korea.
  • 5Department of Pediatrics, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan, Korea.
  • 6Department of Pediatrics, Seoul Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
  • 7Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 8Department of Pediatrics, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
  • 9Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 10Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea.
  • 11Department of Pediatrics, Inje University Seoul Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 12Department of Pediatrics, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea.
  • 13Department of Pediatrics, Inha University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
  • 14Department of Pediatrics, Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
  • 15Department of Pediatrics, Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, Hwaseong, Korea.
  • 16Department of Pediatrics, Childhood Asthma Atopy Center, Environmental Health Center, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. imipenem@hanmail.net

Abstract

Food allergy has emerged as an important public health problem affecting people of all ages in many countries. The prevalence varies according to age, geographic regions, and ethnicity. For several years, many studies have suggested that the prevalence of food allergy is increasing at an alarming rate, for unclear reasons. Conversely, some studies have also provided findings that sensitization to common food allergens did not increase. Increased recognition rather than an actual increase in patients with IgE-mediated food allergy might lead to the increases in the prevalence of self-reported or physician-diagnosed food allergy. It is also noted that the prevalence of food allergy differs even in the same region according to the study design, i.e., hospital-based or community-based studies. Despite these limitations, epidemiologic data are important because they provide useful information on diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of food allergy. This review focuses on advances in the epidemiology of food allergy in Korean children.

Keyword

Food allergy; Epidemiology; Child

MeSH Terms

Allergens
Child*
Diagnosis
Epidemiology*
Food Hypersensitivity*
Humans
Prevalence
Public Health
Allergens

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