Clinical Features of Food Allergy during the 1st Year of Life: The ADAPAR Birth Cohort Study.

Background: Although food allergies (FAs) occur most commonly during the 1st year of life, there is limited information available regarding the epidemiology of FAs. In this study, we investigated the incidence of FA and the associated risk factors during the 1st year of life in southeast Turkey.

Methods: This study is a prospective evaluation of 1,377 infants born at the Balcalı Hospital (Çukurova University) and includes four routine follow-up assessments until the age of 1 year.

The ADAPAR Birth Cohort Study: Food Allergy Results at Five Years and New Insights.

Background: Although food allergy (FA) is often a transient condition during childhood, when and in whom FA will resolve can be affected by many factors. In this study, we analyzed the data at 5 years on 33 children diagnosed with FA in the ADAPAR (Adana Pediatric Allergy Research) birth cohort study in southern Turkey.

Methods: Thirty-three infants detected as having FA at the end of their first year in the ADAPAR study were assessed every 6 months until the age of 5 years.

Relationship between Abdominal Aortic Intima Media Thickness and Central Obesity in Children.

Background: Childhood obesity is one of the important risk factors for early atherosclerosis. We aimed to evaluate the effect of obesity on abdominal aortic intima media thickness (aaIMT) in children.

Methods: We consecutively recruited 60 obese and 28 healthy children from the outpatient clinic of pediatrics.