{"id":601817,"date":"2023-01-27T12:49:32","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T18:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/27\/gesundheit-allergies-affect-more-than-one-in-four\/"},"modified":"2023-01-27T12:49:32","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T18:49:32","slug":"gesundheit-allergies-affect-more-than-one-in-four","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/27\/gesundheit-allergies-affect-more-than-one-in-four\/","title":{"rendered":"Gesundheit! Allergies Affect More Than One in Four"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<nav>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.medpagetoday.com\/allergyimmunology\" tabindex=\"15.1\" itemprop=\"articleSection\">Allergy &#038; Immunology<\/a><br \/>\n      <span>><\/span><br \/>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.medpagetoday.com\/allergyimmunology\/allergy\" tabindex=\"15.2\">Allergy<\/a><br \/>\n  <\/nav>\n<h2>\u2014 Adults and children alike face high rates, federal survey shows<\/h2>\n<p>\n      by<br \/>\n             <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medpagetoday.com\/people\/es4983\/elizabeth-short\">Elizabeth Short<\/a>, Staff Writer, MedPage Today                        <span itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"January 26, 2023\"><br \/>\n        January 26, 2023<br \/>\n      <\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"js-main-content-region\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/articleBody\" itemid=\"#main-content-region\">\n<p>More than a quarter of adults and children experienced some kind of allergic condition in 2021, according to two National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) reports.<\/p>\n<p>The rate of 27.2% <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nchs\/products\/databriefs\/db459.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">among children<\/a> 17 years and under represented an increase from previous decades, reported Benjamin Zablotsky, PhD, of the NCHS in Hyattsville, Maryland, and coauthors in <em>NCHS Data Brief<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nchs\/products\/databriefs\/db460.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Among adults<\/a>, 31.8% reported experiencing at least one allergic condition in 2021, Amanda E. Ng, MPH, and Peter Boersma, MPH, of the NCHS, reported in the same publication.<\/p>\n<p>Seasonal and food allergies were more prevalent in adults than children in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, 25.7% of adults experienced seasonal allergies, 7.3% experienced eczema, and 6.2% reported food allergies.<\/p>\n<p>Among children, the 2021 data showed 18.9% of children experienced seasonal allergies, 10.8% experienced eczema, and 5.8% experienced food allergies.<\/p>\n<p>By comparison, in data from 2011, rates of respiratory allergies among children were 17%, skin allergies 12.5%, and food allergies 5.1%. However, the authors cautioned, &#8220;Estimates for allergy prevalence are not directly comparable to those calculated using data before the 2019 redesign of the NHIS [National Health Interview Survey] questionnaire due to wording changes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Both studies used data from the NHIS, which is a nationally representative household survey of the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population done continuously through the year by the NCHS. Respondents have typically been interviewed in their homes, with follow-ups that could be conducted over the telephone.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, interviewing procedures were disrupted, and during 2021, 61.4% of Sample Child interviews were conducted at least partially by telephone,&#8221; Zablotsky&#8217;s group noted.<\/p>\n<p>In the adult sample, 62.8% were conducted at least partially by phone.<\/p>\n<p>In the pediatric data, &#8220;[p]revalence of diagnosed allergic conditions varied by age, and disparities were found across race and Hispanic-origin groups,&#8221; wrote Zablotsky and coauthors. &#8220;Aside from seasonal allergies, which were more likely in boys than girls, there were no differences by sex in the percentage of children with eczema or food allergies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Across all categories of allergic conditions in children, non-Hispanic Black children reported the highest rates of seasonal allergies, food allergies, and eczema, at 21.3%, 7.6%, and 14.4%, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Seasonal allergies occurred in 20% of boys and 17.7% of girls; food allergies in 5.9% and 5.8%, respectively; and eczema in 10.8% for both boys and girls.<\/p>\n<p>Broken down by age, children ages 12-17 years were most likely to have seasonal allergies (24.2%), then children ages 6-11 (21.3%), followed by children ages 5 years and under (10.4%).<\/p>\n<p>Eczema was most common in 6- to 11-year-olds (12.1%), followed by children ages 5 and under (10.4%), then children 12-17 years (9.8%).<\/p>\n<p>Children ages 12-17 experienced food allergies at the highest rate (7.1%), followed by children ages 6-11 years (5.8%), and children 5 and younger (4.4%).<\/p>\n<p>Among adults, women were more likely to experience allergic conditions than men, including seasonal allergies (29.9% vs 21.2%), eczema (8.9% vs 5.7%), and food allergies (7.8% vs 4.6%).<\/p>\n<p>Non-Hispanic white adults reported the most seasonal allergies (28.4%), followed by Non-Hispanic Black adults (24%), Hispanic adults (18.8%), and non-Hispanic Asian adults (17%).<\/p>\n<p>Non-Hispanic Black adults experienced the highest rates of both eczema and food allergy, at 8.6% and 8.5%, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Across all age categories, adults ages 75 and older had the lowest rates of eczema, food allergies, and seasonal allergies.<\/p>\n<p>Adults ages 18-44 had the highest rates of eczema (8.4%), followed by ages 65-74 years (6.8%), then adults ages 45-64 (6.5%) and ages 75 and up (5.5%).<\/p>\n<p>Seasonal allergies were most common in adults ages 45-64 years (27.9%), followed by adults ages 65-74 (26.4%), then ages 18-44 years (24.7%) and those 75 and up (21.7%).<\/p>\n<p>Adults ages 45-64 were most likely to experience food allergies (6.7%), closely followed by those ages 18-44 (6.6%), then adults ages 65-74 years (5.1%) and 75 and above (4.5%).<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clf1.medpagetoday.com\/media\/images\/author\/EShort_188.jpg\" alt=\"author['full_name']\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" previous-src=\"https:\/\/clf1.medpagetoday.com\/media\/images\/author\/EShort_188.jpg\">\n                            <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medpagetoday.com\/people\/es4983\/elizabeth-short\">Elizabeth Short<\/a> is a staff writer for MedPage Today. She often covers pulmonology and allergy &#038; immunology.   <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Eliz_JShort\">Follow <span><\/span><\/a>  <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Disclosures<\/p>\n<p>No disclosures were reported.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Primary Source<\/p>\n<p>NCHS Data Brief<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nchs\/products\/databriefs\/db459.htm\" title=\"Opens in a new tab or window\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source Reference: <\/a>Zablotsky B, et al &#8220;Diagnosed allergic conditions in children aged 0\u201317 years: United States, 2021&#8221; <em>NCHS Data Brief<\/em> 2023; 10.15620\/cdc:123250.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Secondary Source<\/p>\n<p>NCHS Data Brief<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nchs\/products\/databriefs\/db460.htm\" title=\"Opens in a new tab or window\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source Reference: <\/a>Ng AE, Boersma P, &#8220;Diagnosed allergic conditions in adults: United States, 2021&#8221; <em>NCHS Data Brief<\/em> 2023. DOI: 10.15620\/cdc:122809.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medpagetoday.com\/allergyimmunology\/allergy\/102835\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n Marquis Byron<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Allergy &amp; Immunology &gt; Allergy \u2014 Adults and children alike face high rates, federal survey shows by Elizabeth Short, Staff Writer, MedPage Today January 26, 2023 More than a quarter of adults and children experienced some kind of allergic condition in 2021, according to two National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) reports. 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