Food intolerance in 2962 health check-up receivers

VernacularTitle:健康体检者2962例14种食物不耐受分析
Author: Hao ZHANG ; Hua ZHONG ; Xianyun MENG ; Ge ZHAO ; Wenxia TAI
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Lactose intolerance; Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; Health management
From: Chinese Journal of Health Management 2011;05(3):137-139
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To evaluate food intolerance sensitivity among 2962 health check-up receivers from the First Hospital of China Medical University.Methods Serum samples of 2962 adults were collected from January 2008 to June 2010.Serum allergen-specific IgG antibodies of 14 kinds of food were detected by ELISA.The data were analyzed by using One-way analysis of variance.Results In this study,the rate of food intolerance was 0.4%(mushrooms) to 38.0%(eggs).Higher rates of food intolerance were found in egg,crab,shrimp,milk,and cod fish(Eggs 32.5%,crabs 26.0%,shrimps 19.8%,milk 13.8%,and cod fish 12.0% respectively).However,wheat,pork,and mushroom showed relatively lower rates of food intolerance(Wheat 0.8%,pork 0.4%,and mushrooms1.4% respectively).Positive reaction to food intolerance was even stronger in women(9.4% versus 8.2%).Conclusion It is discovered by study that in general population,the diversity of intolerance among different food is associated with 4 factors: gender; age; feature of food; individual diversity.It is recommended that the status of intolerance to food in the general population be investigated by health management.