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Table 1 Cumulative incidence (%) and remission (%) of perceived food hypersensitivity (FHS) to different foods from age 8 to 12 years

From: High incidence and remission of reported food hypersensitivity in Swedish children followed from 8 to 12 years of age – a population based cohort study

 

Incidence (*)

Incidence (**)

Remission (***)

FHS

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

Milk

147

(7.9)

190

(8.8)

94

(43.9)

Egg

8

(0.4)

11

(0.5)

15

(44.1)

Fish

4

(0.2)

10

(0.4)

12

(38.7)

Wheat

8

(0.4)

15

(0.6)

17

(77.3)

Soy

6

(0.3)

13

(0.5)

7

(58.3)

Kiwi

85

(4.6)

141

(6.5)

87

(44.6)

Orange

28

(1.5)

47

(2.1)

74

(69.2)

Apple

45

(2.4)

70

(3.1)

25

(26.9)

Raw carrots

9

(0.5)

37

(1.6)

17

(51.5)

Banana

6

(0.3)

26

(1.1)

8

(50.0)

Nuts

36

(1.9)

71

(3.1)

33

(38.8)

Peanuts

25

(1.3)

48

(2.1)

28

(36.8)

Almonds

16

(0.9)

40

(1.7)

25

(54.3)

Any FHS

274

(14.7)

274

(14.7)

167

(32.7)

  1. *Children without any FHS at age 8 constituted the population at risk (n = 1868).
  2. **Children without FHS to the specific food at age 8 constituted the populations at risk.
  3. ***Children with FHS to the specific food at age 8 constituted the populations at risk.