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Table 1 Patient demographics

From: The impact on quality of life on families of children on an elimination diet for Non-immunoglobulin E mediated gastrointestinal food allergies

Variable

Data

Number of patients

123

Gender

84 boys (68.3%)

38 girls (31.7%)

Age

20 month [IQR: 9 to 67.5]

Number of foods eliminated

 1

29 (23.6%)

 2

33 (26.8%)

 3

16 (13%)

 4

23 (18.7%)

 ≥5

22 (17.9%)

Type of eliminationa

 HF Only

14 (11.4%)

 MES or MES+

11 (9%)

 MEWS or MEWS+

33 (26.8%)

 MS or MS+

30 (24.4%)

 Other

15 (12.2%)

 Single

20 (16.3%)

Atopic co-morbidities

 Eczema

60/122 (49%)

 Asthma

36/122 (30%)

 Allergic Rhinitis

25/122 (20%)

 Nasal congestion

85/122 (70%)

 At least one atopic feature

105/122 (86%)

  1. aHF – hypoallergenic formula, MES – milk, egg soya, MEWS – milk, egg, soya, wheat, MS – milk, soya