Eczema in Early Childhood, Sociodemographic Factors and Lifestyle Habits Are Associated With Food Allergy: A Nested Case-Control Study

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M Ben-Shoshan, L Soller, DW Harrington. Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 2015;166(3):91–96 The authors sought to determine whether certain atopic features, sociodemographic characteristics, and lifestyle habits were associated with childhood food allergy. Through randomized telephone calls, study participants were asked to complete a questionnaire if they had a history of food allergy (cow’s milk, egg, peanut, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, wheat, soy, or sesame). Controls were age-matched, nonallergic individuals either living in the same household or randomly selected. This was a case-controlled study nested within the SPAACE study (Surveying Prevalence …