Epidemiology of food allergy in Korean children
- Author:
Taek Ki MIN
1
;
Bok Yang PYUN
;
Hyun Hee KIM
;
Yong Mean PARK
;
Gwang Cheon JANG
;
Hye Young KIM
;
Hye Yung YUM
;
Jihyun KIM
;
Kangmo AHN
;
Sooyoung LEE
;
Kyung Won KIM
;
Yoon Hee KIM
;
Jeong Min LEE
;
Woo Kyung KIM
;
Tae Won SONG
;
Jeong Hee KIM
;
Yong Ju LEE
;
You Hoon JEON
;
So Yeon LEE
;
Author Information
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords: Food allergy; Epidemiology; Child
- MeSH: Allergens; Child; Diagnosis; Epidemiology; Food Hypersensitivity; Humans; Prevalence; Public Health
- From:Allergy, Asthma & Respiratory Disease 2018;6(1):4-13
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- 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.
