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Sex Disparity in Food Allergy : Evidence from the PubMed Database
Joint Authors
Source
Issue
Vol. 2009, Issue 2009 (31 Dec. 2009), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2009-07-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Food allergies are potentially fatal immune-mediated disorders that are growing globally.
The relationship between sex and food allergy remains incompletely understood.
Here we tested the hypothesis that, should sex influence the clinical response to food allergens, this would be reflected by a sex disparity in published studies of food allergy.
We performed a systematic search of the PubMed literature for IgE-mediated allergy to 11 allergenic foods of international regulatory importance.
No date restriction was used and only articles in English were considered.
Of the 4744 articles retrieved, 591 met the inclusion criteria representing 17528 subjects with food allergies.
Whereas among children with food allergies, 64.35% were males and 35.65% were females (male/female ratio, 1.80), among adults 34.82% were males and 65.18% were females (male/female ratio, 0.53).
Consequently, these data argue that there is need for further investigation to define the role of sex in the pathogenesis of food allergy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kelly, Caleb& Gangur, Venu. 2009. Sex Disparity in Food Allergy : Evidence from the PubMed Database. Journal of Allergy،Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-450615
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kelly, Caleb& Gangur, Venu. Sex Disparity in Food Allergy : Evidence from the PubMed Database. Journal of Allergy No. 2009 (2009), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-450615
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kelly, Caleb& Gangur, Venu. Sex Disparity in Food Allergy : Evidence from the PubMed Database. Journal of Allergy. 2009. Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-450615
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-450615