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Health-related quality of life worsens by school age amongst children with food allergy
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- Thörnqvist, Victoria (författare)
- Karolinska Inst, Sweden,Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
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- Middelveld, Roelinde (författare)
- Karolinska Institutet,Karolinska Inst, Sweden,Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
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- Wai, Hay Mar (författare)
- Karolinska Inst, Sweden,Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
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- Ballardini, Natalia (författare)
- Karolinska Institutet,Karolinska Inst, Sweden; Soder Sjukhuset, Sweden,Karolinska Institutet, Sweden;Södersjukhuset, Sweden
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- Nilsson, Evalill (författare)
- Linköpings universitet,Avdelningen för samhällsmedicin,Medicinska fakulteten,Linköping University, Sweden
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- Strömquist, Jennie (författare)
- Linköpings universitet,Avdelningen för neuro- och inflammationsvetenskap,Medicinska fakulteten,Region Östergötland, Allergicentrum US,Södersjukhuset, Sweden
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- Ahlstedt, Staffan (författare)
- Karolinska Institutet,Karolinska Inst, Sweden,Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
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- Nilsson, Lennart Jan (författare)
- Linköpings universitet,Avdelningen för neuro- och inflammationsvetenskap,Medicinska fakulteten,Region Östergötland, Allergicentrum US,Södersjukhuset, Sweden
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- Protudjer, Jennifer L. P. (författare)
- Karolinska Institutet,Karolinska Inst, Sweden; Karolinska Inst, Sweden; Univ Manitoba, Canada; George and Fay Yee Ctr Healthcare Innovat, Canada; Childrens Hlth Res Inst Manitoba, Canada,Karolinska Institutet, Sweden;University of Manitoba, Canada;George and Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation, Canada;The Children's Health Research Institute of Manitoba, Canada
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- 2019-02-07
- 2019
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Clinical and Translational Allergy. - : BMC. - 2045-7022. ; 9
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Abstract
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- Background: Food allergy is negatively associated with health-related quality of life (HRQL). Although differences exist between parents and children, less is known about age-specific differences amongst children. As such, we aimed to identify if age, as well as other factors, are associated with food allergy-specific HRQL in an objectively defined population of children. Methods: Overall, 63 children (boys: n = 36; 57.1%) with specialist-diagnosed food allergy to 1 + foods were included. Parents/guardians completed the Swedish version of a disease-specific questionnaire designed to assess overall-and domain-specific HRQL. Descriptive statistics and linear regression were used. Results: The most common food allergy was hens egg (n = 40/63; 63.5%). Most children had more than one food allergy (n = 48; 76.2%). Nearly all had experienced mild symptoms (e.g. skin; n = 56/63; 94.9%), and more than half had severe symptoms (e.g. respiratory; 39/63; 66.1%). Compared to young children (0-5 years), older children (6-12 years) had worse HRQL (e.g. overall HRQL: B = 0.60; 95% CI 0.05-1.16; p amp;lt; 0.04.). Similarly, multiple food allergies, and severe symptoms were significantly associated with worse HRQL (all p amp;lt; 0.05) even in models adjusted for concomitant allergic disease. No associations were found for gender or socioeconomic status. Conclusion: Older children and those with severe food allergy have worse HRQL.
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- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa, socialmedicin och epidemiologi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology (hsv//eng)
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Annan hälsovetenskap (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Other Health Sciences (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- Children; Food allergy; Food hypersensitivity; Health-related quality of life
- Medicin
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