Investigation on self-reported food allergy and its familial aggregation among college students

Autor: FENG Hua, LIU Yong, WU Yongning
Jazyk: čínština
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Zhongguo shipin weisheng zazhi, Vol 33, Iss 03, Pp 291-295 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1004-8456
DOI: 10.13590/j.cjfh.2021.03.009
Popis: ObjectiveTo analyze the familial aggregation of college students′ self-reported food allergy in college students, provide baseline information on the prevalence of food allergy in college students and theoretical basis for preventing, treating and managing food allergy.MethodsIn 2019, cross-sectional study was done through 2 538 college students from 6 universities in Nanchang by multi-stage cluster random sampling. The investigation contents included the food allergy status, main influencing factors and family history of food allergy, etc. Data was analysed statistically with SPSS 17.0 software.Results2 313 valid questionnaires were collected. The incidence of self-reported food allergy was 15.69%(363/2 313). Most of them was rapid food allergy. About half students did not know about food allergy, and more than 70% of them did not pay attention to food labels. The FA had obvious familial aggregation.There was a significant difference between the incidence of food allergy among students with positive family history and those with negative family history (χ2=28.696, P
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