General characteristics of the population
One hundred and seventy-nine (n=179) children with FPIES were included.
The female to male ratio was 0.88 (53.1% of boys) (Table I). The median
age at the onset of the first symptoms of FPIES was 5.8 months (3.0-8.0)
and was younger for CM than for solid foods (Table II). Personal history
of atopic disease was found in 67/165 children (40.6%), including 47
children (70.1%) with atopic dermatitis, and 22 children with asthma
(32.8%). A total of 113/168 children (67.3%) reported at least one
first-degree related family member with a history of atopic diseases
(Table I).