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Table 1 Definition of allergic symptom

From: IgE sensitization in a cohort of adolescents in southern Sweden and its relation to allergic symptoms

Health condition

Definition

Wheeze

If the child answered yes to wheeze, at any time in their life and during the past year

Rhinoconjunctivitis

If the child answered yes to rhinitis (sneezing, runny or blocked nose without a cold) and conjunctivitis (itchy and/or watery eyes)at any time in their life and during the past year

Eczema

If the child answered yes to itching, rash/eczema for six months at any time during their life, and during the past year

Food hypersensitivity

If the child answered yes to a reaction to food at any time in their life and during the past year