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KMID : 1035620180060010004
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Allergy Asthma & Respiratory Disease
2018 Volume.6 No. 1 p.4 ~ p.13
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Epidemiology of food allergy in Korean children
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Min Taek-Ki
Pyun Bok-Yang
Kim Hyun-Hee
Park Yong-Mean
Jang Gwang-Cheon
Kim Hye-Young
Yum Hye-Yung
Kim Ji-Hyun
Ahn Kang-Mo
Lee Soo-Young
Kim Kyung-Won
Kim Yoon-Hee
Lee Jeong-Min
Kim Woo-Kyung
Song Tae-Won
Kim Jeong-Hee
Lee Yong-Ju
Jeon Sung-Jong
Lee So-Yeon
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Abstract
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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.
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KEYWORD
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Food allergy, Epidemiology, Child
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