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Table 5 The percentage of subjects with self-reported symptoms and IgE-sensitization for common foods, divided into symptoms from the gastrointestinal tract (GI-tract), skin, lower and upper airways, anaphylaxis and other symptoms (as described and encoded in Table 2)

From: Prevalence of food hypersensitivity in relation to IgE sensitisation to common food allergens among the general adult population in West Sweden

 

GI (%)

Skin (%)

Lower airways (%)

Upper airways (%)

Anaphy-laxis (%)

Other (%)

Total (%)

Total

Symptoms

15.0

2.7

1.6

0.6

0.1

1.6

18.0

Symptoms and IgE

4.9

1.2

0.5

0.3

0.1

0.2

5.9

Almond

Symptoms

2.7

0.7

0.4

0.1

#

0.1

4.0

Symptoms and IgE

0.7

0.1

#

#

#

#

0.8

Brazil nut

Symptoms

2.7

1.1

0.6

0.1

0.1

0.1

4.7

Symptoms and IgE

0.2

0.2

0.2

#

0.1

#

0.7

Egg

Symptoms

1.2

#

0.1

#

#

#

1.3

Symptoms and IgE

0.2

#

0.1

#

#

#

0.3

Fish

Symptoms

0.2

0.1

#

#

#

#

0.3

Symptoms and IgE

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

Hazel nut

Symptoms

6.5

1.7

0.7

0.4

0.1

0.2

9.6

Symptoms and IgE

4.2

0.9

0.4

0.3

0.1

0.1

5.9

Milk

Symptoms

6.2

0.1

0.2

#

#

0.97

7.5

Symptoms and IgE

0.1

#

#

#

#

#

0.1

Milk a

Symptoms

0.1

0.2

0.3

#

#

0.4

0.99

Symptoms and IgE

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

Peanut

Symptoms

2.1

1.1

0.5

#

#

0.1

3.8

Symptoms and IgE

0.5

#

#

#

#

#

0.5

Soy

Symptoms

0.3

#

#

#

#

#

0.3

Symptoms and IgE

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

Wheat

Symptoms

1.4

#

0.1

#

#

0.1

1.6

Symptoms and IgE

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

Wheat b

Symptoms

#

#

0.1

#

#

#

0.1

Symptoms and IgE

#

#

#

#

#

#

#

  1. #: < 0.01%
  2. aLactose intolerance symptoms excluded
  3. bGluten intolerance symptoms excluded