Table 2.
Major case finding categories. Values are numbers of patients with the disease and numbers of patients screened (percentages; 95% confidence intervals)
| Category | Male patients | Female patients | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irritable bowel syndrome | 0/42 | 0/90 | 0/132* |
| Anaemia | 3/13 (23) | 12/113 (11) | 15/126 (12; 6 to 18) |
| Family history of coeliac disease | 1/12 (9) | 1/16 (6) | 2/28 (7; 0 to 17) |
| Malabsorption or diarrhoea | 2/39 (5) | 3/54 (6) | 5/93 (5; 1 to 10) |
| Fatigue (“tired all the time”) | 2/63 (3) | 4/266 (2) | 6/329 (1.8; 0.4 to 3.3) |
| Thyroid or diabetes | 0/65 | 1/92 (1) | 1/157 (0.6; 0 to 2) |
| Weight loss, short stature, failure to thrive† | 0/11 | 0/25 | 0/36 |
| Other (epilepsy, infertility, abnormal blood test, arthralgia) | 0/26 | 01/73 | 1/99 |
| Total | 8/271 (3) | 22/729 (3) | 30/1000 (3.0; 1.9 to 4.1) |
*
Prior diagnoses. †Paediatric.