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Table 1 Manifestation of food-allergy symptoms in the groups of 23 MEADplus and 54 MEADminus children

From: Food allergy in small children carries a risk of essential fatty acid deficiency, as detected by elevated serum mead acid proportion of total fatty acids

 

MEADplus1n (%)

MEADminus2n (%)

Statistical significance

Skin - eczema

23 (100)

38 (70)

p < 0.001

Gastrointestinal

16 (70)

24 (44)

p < 0.05

Respiratory

10 (44)

29 (54)

p = NS

  1. 1Mead acid ≥0.22% of serum fatty acids; 2Mead acid <0.22% of serum fatty acids.
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Lipids in Health and Disease

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