Red Meat Hypersensitivity and Probable Alpha-Gal Syndrome: Prevalence Among Adolescents
Bedolla-Barajas M, Morales-Romero J, Meza-Lopez C, Bedolla-Pulido TR, Mendoza-Solís W, Novelo-Del Muro F, Juárez-Luna DI
Cureus · 1 citation
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- Design
- Cross-sectional study (classified by our AI screen)
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- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
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- Funding not disclosed
Publication
- Published
- 2024-03-02 · Cureus · vol. 16 · issue 3 · p. e55403
- Publisher
- Cureus, Inc.
- Cited
- 1 citation · more than 52% of similar papers · 0.3× the field average
- References
- 28 works
- Access
- Open access (free to publish) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research · Meat and Animal Product Quality · Animal health and immunology
- Keywords
- Medicine, Red meat, Confidence interval, Pediatrics, Internal medicine, Demography, Pathology
7 authors
From MX
- Martín Bedolla‐BarajasUniversidad Veracruzana; Universidad de Guadalajara; Lamar Universidad; Hospital Civil de Guadalajara
- Jaime Morales‐RomeroUniversidad Veracruzana; Universidad de Guadalajara; Lamar Universidad; Hospital Civil de Guadalajara
- Carlos Meza-LópezUniversidad Veracruzana; Universidad de Guadalajara; Lamar Universidad; Hospital Civil de Guadalajara
- Tonatiuh Ramses Bedolla-PulidoUniversidad Veracruzana; Universidad de Guadalajara; Lamar Universidad; Hospital Civil de Guadalajara
- Wilbert Mendoza-SolísUniversidad Veracruzana; Universidad de Guadalajara; Lamar Universidad; Hospital Civil de Guadalajara
- Fernanda Novelo-del MuroUniversidad Veracruzana; Universidad de Guadalajara; Lamar Universidad; Hospital Civil de Guadalajara
Abstract
Introduction
It is unknown whether late adolescents represent a particular risk group for the development of red meat hypersensitivity (RMH) and alpha-gal syndrome (AGS). This age group's physiological changes and eating habits could play a determining role. This study aimed to estimate the self-reported prevalence of RMH and probable AGS among late adolescents.
Methods
A cross-sectional study analyzed a sample of 1992 Mexican adolescents between 15 and 18 years of age. The data were obtained with a previously validated questionnaire that asked about the clinical manifestations related to red meat intake. Confidence intervals at 95% (95% CI) were estimated for proportions.
Results
In total, there were 19 adolescents with RMH, a prevalence of 1.0% (95% CI: 0.6-1.5%). The main red meats related to symptoms were pork (89.5%), beef (21.1%), lamb (10.5%), and mutton (5.1%). The most frequent manifestations of RMH were gastrointestinal (73.7%), respiratory (63.2%), and cutaneous (63.2%). Once the symptoms were grouped, there were two cases of urticaria (2/19, 10.5%) and six cases with probable anaphylaxis (6/19, 31.6%). Finally, three adolescents were considered probable cases of AGS, which represents a prevalence of 0.15% (95% CI: 0.1-0.4%).
Conclusion
Although the prevalence of RMH in late adolescents is low, early detection is justified because approximately one-third present with severe symptoms.
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