Table 1 Prevalence of food adverse reactions in women and men found in different studies

Food allergic patients

65.18^b

34.82

17,528

Systematic search of PubMed literature

Adults (> 18 years)

[64]

Self-reported food adverse reactions

24^c

14

1488

1

13–21

[3]

Self-reported food adverse reactions (Interview)

20.1^b

13.4

1.943

1

From 14 years

[65]

Norwegian National Reporting System and Register

60^d

40

Ca. 6500 health care professionals/year report cases

2

Adolescents

[4]

Food-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis

2^e

1

199

1

15–35

[30]

Self-observed food adverse reactions

11.1^c

8.21

20,686

1

Adults

[6]

Self-reported food adverse reactions

37.8^c

25.2

1238

1

Adults

[7]

Self-reported food adverse reactions;

Positive skin-test with at least 1 allergen

27.5^c

14;

27.5^c

22.7

1537

1

Adults

[5]

Self-reported food adverse reactions

2^e

1

1253

1

18–25

[66]

Physician-diagnosed food allergy in parents of food allergic children

13.3^c

8.9

1.252 mothers, 1.225 fathers

1 and 2

30–39

[67]

Electronic health record data for food allergy and intolerances, validated for peanut allergy by RAST and ImmunoCAP

4.2^c

2.9

2,714,851

2

No limitation

[12]