African American Children Are More Likely to Be Allergic to Shellfish and Finfish: Findings from FORWARD, a Multisite Cohort Study

Mahdavinia, Mahboobeh; Tobin, Mary C.; Fierstein, Jamie; Andy‐Nweye, Aame B.; Bilaver, Lucy; Fox, Susan; Pappalardo, Andrea A.; Jiang, Jialing; Catlin, Perry; Chura, Annika; Robinson, A.; Abdikarim, Iman; Coleman, Amaziah; Warren, Christopher; Newmark, Pamela; Bozen, Alexandria; Negris, Olivia; Pongracic, Jacqueline A.; Sharma, Hemant; Assa’ad, Amal; Gupta, Ruchi S.

doi:10.1016/j.jaip.2020.12.026

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“…Food-induced anaphylaxis has been reported to occur more frequently in non-white children in both the United States [16] and the United Kingdom [17]. In contrast to the research by Gupta [11,12] and others [15,[18][19][20][21][22], we did not observe an association of FA with Black race/ethnicity, potentially because of our small sample of this race/ethnicity (6.7%). Further, we observed that immigrants were less likely to report FA, whereas Gupta did not observe any association, potentially because her sample had a lower percentage of immigrants (8.4% versus 33.4% in ours) [11].…”

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Demographic characteristics associated with food allergy in a Nationwide Canadian Study

Clarke

Elliott

Pierre

et al. 2021

Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol

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Introduction We conducted a nationwide Canadian telephone survey on food allergy prevalence between February 2016 and January 2017, targeting vulnerable populations (New, Indigenous, and lower-income Canadians). Objective To examine the independent effect of demographic characteristics on food allergy. Methods Canadian households with vulnerable populations were targeted using Canadian Census data and the household respondent reported whether each household member had a perceived (self-reported) or probable (self-report of a convincing history or physician diagnosis) food allergy. The association between perceived and probable food allergy and demographic characteristics was assessed through weighted multivariable random effects logistic regressions. Results Children, females, Canadian-born participants, adults with post-secondary education, and those residing in smaller households were more likely to report perceived or probable food allergy. Although immigrant parents self-reported less food allergy, Canadian-born children of Southeast/East Asian immigrant versus other immigrant or Canadian-born parents reported more food allergy. Conclusion We have demonstrated clear associations between demographic characteristics and food allergy, which may provide important clues to the environmental determinants of food allergy.

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Demographic characteristics associated with food allergy in a Nationwide Canadian Study

Clarke

Elliott

Pierre

et al. 2021

Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol

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“…Fish and shellfish allergies and a higher risk of wheat allergy are significantly more prevalent in black children than white children. The risk of deadly anaphylaxis for black children is two to three times more than that of white children [30].…”

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Allergic Diseases: A Comprehensive Review on Risk Factors, Immunological Mechanisms, Link with COVID-19, Potential Treatments, and Role of Allergen Bioinformatics

Aldakheel

2021

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The prevalence of allergic diseases is regarded as one of the key challenges in health worldwide. Although the precise mechanisms underlying this rapid increase in prevalence are unknown, emerging evidence suggests that genetic and environmental factors play a significant role. The immune system, microbiota, viruses, and bacteria have all been linked to the onset of allergy disorders in recent years. Avoiding allergen exposure is the best treatment option; however, steroids, antihistamines, and other symptom-relieving drugs are also used. Allergen bioinformatics encompasses both computational tools/methods and allergen-related data resources for managing, archiving, and analyzing allergological data. This study highlights allergy-promoting mechanisms, algorithms, and concepts in allergen bioinformatics, as well as major areas for future research in the field of allergology.

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“…Strengths of this study include a FA clinicrecruited sample whose demographic profile closely resembled the clinic's FA population, inclusion of both caregivers and adolescents, and use of robust qualitative data analyses. There is growing evidence of a disproportionate impact of FA across racial and ethnic groups, with Black families affected more than White and Asian families (Mahdavinia et al, 2017(Mahdavinia et al, , 2021. There is also evidence that these racial disparities persist, with Black children being more likely to have at least one positive skin prick test to a food allergen, in addition to eczema and asthma, compared to White children at 10 years of age (Sitarik et al, 2020).…”

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A qualitative study to inform development of a behavioral intervention to promote food allergy self-management and adjustment among early adolescents.

Herbert¹,

Cooke²,

Ramos³

et al. 2023

Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology

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African American Children Are More Likely to Be Allergic to Shellfish and Finfish: Findings from FORWARD, a Multisite Cohort Study

Cited by 28 publications

References 30 publications

Demographic characteristics associated with food allergy in a Nationwide Canadian Study

Demographic characteristics associated with food allergy in a Nationwide Canadian Study

Allergic Diseases: A Comprehensive Review on Risk Factors, Immunological Mechanisms, Link with COVID-19, Potential Treatments, and Role of Allergen Bioinformatics

A qualitative study to inform development of a behavioral intervention to promote food allergy self-management and adjustment among early adolescents.

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