Comparison of bullying of food-allergic versus healthy schoolchildren in Italy

• Published in: Journal of allergy and clinical immunology Vol. 134; no. 3; pp. 749 - 751
• Main Authors: Muraro, Antonella, MD, PhD, Polloni, Laura, PsyD, Lazzarotto, Francesca, MD, Toniolo, Alice, BSc, Baldi, Ileana, PhD, Bonaguro, Roberta, MD, PhD, Gini, Gianluca, PhD, Masiello, Matthew, MD, MPH
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.09.2014; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Age; Allergies; Allergy and Immunology; Asthma; Bullying; Bullying - psychology; Depression - epidemiology; Depression - psychology; Families & family life; Female; Food; Food allergies; Food Hypersensitivity - epidemiology; Food Hypersensitivity - psychology; Humans; Likert scale; Male; Parents & parenting; Values; Italy
• ISSN: 0091-6749; 1097-6825
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2014.05.043

[...]bullying assessment was not corroborated by other sources (teachers, parents). Characteristic Allergic (n = 120) Nonallergic (n = 120) Boys[dagger] 73 (61) 73 (61) Age group[dagger] 1 (8-10 y) 44 (37) 44 (37) 2 (11-13 y) 39 (33) 39 (33) 3 (14-19 y) 37 (30) 37 (30) Median age (y) 11 Interquartile range (y) 4 Low family income (<[euro]29,000) 13 (11) 15 (12) Background Urban 50 (42) 49 (41) Suburban 39 (32) 40 (33) Rural 31 (26) 31 (26) No. of allergies 1 41 (34) -- 2 49 (41) -- >=3 30 (25) --