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Revista alergia México
On-line version ISSN 2448-9190
Abstract
ROJAS-PUELL, María José et al. Food allergy and its association with self-reported atopic dermatitis in young adults in Lima, Peru. Rev. alerg. Méx. [online]. 2021, vol.68, n.4, pp.233-241. Epub Apr 08, 2022. ISSN 2448-9190. https://doi.org/10.29262/ram.v68i4.851.
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.
Keywords : Allergy; Immunology; Food hypersensitivity; Atopic dermatitis; Hypersensitivity.