Asian children living in Australia have a different profile of allergy and anaphylaxis than Australian-born children: A State-wide survey

Abstract

Background: Asian children born in Australia have higher rates of eczema and nut allergy than non-Asian children. However, it is not known whether this country of birth differential exists for other allergies or anaphylaxis risk. Objective: We investigated the influence of maternal and child's country of birth on the prevalence of parent-reported eczema, asthma, food allergy and being diagnosed by a doctor as being “at risk of anaphylaxis.”. Methods: We assessed the relationship between mother and child country of birth and allergies using the 2010 School Entrant Health Questionnaire, completed for 57 005 5-year old children (85.8% response rate) in Victoria, Australia. Analyses were conduct..