Analysis of food allergies in children with asthma in urban areas
10.3969/j.issn.1006-2483.2020.06.034
- VernacularTitle:城市哮喘患儿对食物过敏状况分析
- Author:
Mingshou HUANG
1
,
2
,
3
;
Jing REN
1
,
2
,
3
;
Xiaojiao LIAO
1
,
2
,
3
;
Xiaoping KANG
4
Author Information
1. Mianyang Maternal and Child Health Hospital
2. Department of Pediatrics, Mianyang Children'
3. s Hospital, Mianyang , Sichuan 621000, China
4. Department of Pediatrics, Mianyang Central Hospital , Mianyang , Sichuan 621000, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Urban asthma;
Food allergies;
Illness;
Children
- From:
Journal of Public Health and Preventive Medicine
2020;31(6):141-144
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore food allergies in children with asthma in urban areas. Methods A total of 1 462 children with asthma who were treated in Mianyang Central Hospital of Sichuan Province from January 2018 to January 2019 were enrolled as the observation group, and 1,828 children who underwent physical examination in the same hospital at the same time were selected as the control group. The types and proportions of common food allergies were summarized and calculated, and the types and proportion of clinical symptoms in the two groups were statistically analyzed. Results A total of 219 children with food allergy were found in the observation group, and the prevalence rate was 14.98%. In the control group, 72 children with food allergy were found, and the prevalence rate was 3.94%. The difference between the two groups was statistically significant (χ2=5.036, P=0.024). The peanut allergy rate in the observation group was significantly higher than that in the control group, while the fruit allergy rate was significantly lower than that in the control group. The differences were statistically significant (P<0.05). The incidence of itch, lip and mucous membrane swelling, sneezing and shock were significantly higher in the observation group than in the control group, while the incidence of skin itching and rash was significantly lower than that in the control group. The differences were statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion The prevalence of food allergy in children with bronchial asthma is higher than that in non-bronchial asthma children, and the common food allergies and clinical symptoms of bronchial asthma are significantly different from those of non-bronchial asthma children. The clinicians can make a preliminary diagnosis based on the common food allergies and clinical symptoms of children.
