Personal and parental nativity as risk factors for food sensitization
BACKGROUND: Immigrants to developed countries have low rates of aeroallergen
sensitization and asthma, but less is known about both food allergy and the role of parental
immigration status. OBJECTIVE: We sought to evaluate the relationship between personal
and parental nativity and the risk of food sensitization. METHODS: Three thousand five
hundred fifty subjects less than 21 years old from the Nation Health and Examination Survey
2005-2006 were included. Odds ratios (ORs) were generated by using logistic regression …
sensitization and asthma, but less is known about both food allergy and the role of parental
immigration status. OBJECTIVE: We sought to evaluate the relationship between personal
and parental nativity and the risk of food sensitization. METHODS: Three thousand five
hundred fifty subjects less than 21 years old from the Nation Health and Examination Survey
2005-2006 were included. Odds ratios (ORs) were generated by using logistic regression …