Table 1.
Variable | Total (n=241) |
---|---|
Age at CD diagnosis* | 47 (18, 84) |
Gender | |
. Male | 65 (27%) |
. Female | 176 (73%) |
Decade of CD diagnosis | |
. 1970s | 2 (1%) |
. 1980s | 6 (2%) |
. 1990s | 47 (20%) |
. 2000s | 186 (77%) |
Clinical presentation | |
. Classical | 157 (65%) |
. Atypical | 76 (32%) |
. Silent | 8 (3%) |
Diarrhea | 157 (65%) |
Weight loss | 109 (45%) |
Severe CD | 87 (36%) |
Autoimmune disease | 49 (21%) |
Positive tTGA at CD diagnosis | 93/110 (85%) |
tTGA titer at CD diagnosis* | 83 (20, 250) |
Positive EMA at CD diagnosis | 89/116 (77%) |
EMA titer at CD diagnosis* | 160 (5, 2560) |
Positive tTGA or EMA at CD diagnosis | 126/160 (79%) |
Intraepithelial lymphocytes at CD diagnosis* | 75 (20, 200) |
Villous atrophy at CD diagnosis | |
. Partial | 123 (51%) |
. Total | 118 (49%) |
Villous to crypt ratio at CD diagnosis* | 0.2 (0.0,2.0) |
Median (Min, Max)
CD, celiac disease; tTGA, tissue transglutaminase antibody; EMA, endomysial antibody