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Food allergy and its association with self-reported atopic dermatitis in young adults in Lima-Peru.
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Revista Alergia de Mexico . oct-dic2021, Vol. 68 Issue 4, p233-241. 9p. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Objective: To specify the association between atopic dermatitis and food allergies in students of Human Medicine in a private university in Lima-Peru. Methods: An observational, analytical, cross-sectional study that included 355 students of human medicine between the ages of 18 and 25 years, of a private university in Lima-Peru, through a virtual survey. The data were analyzed using Fisher's technique, Student's T test, and Poisson regression. Results: In a model that was adjusted by age and sex, having atopic dermatitis was associated with 5.53 times the probability of having food allergies (95 % confidence interval, 3.12-9.79). Conclusion: There was an association between the precedent of atopic dermatitis and reported food allergies in 28.95 % of the students of human medicine of a private university in Lima-Peru. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *ATOPIC dermatitis
*FOOD allergy
*YOUNG adults
*POISSON regression
*COLLEGE students
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00025151
- Volume :
- 68
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Revista Alergia de Mexico
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 154646170
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.29262/ram.v68i4.851