Table 1.

Sex, age and clinical characteristics of the cases at the time of diagnosis.

	Patients (n  =  73)
	n	%
Sex
Male	37	50,7
Female	36	49,3
Age at diagnosis
Less than 2 years	8	11,0
2 to 6 years	35	47,9
7 to 12 years	17	23,3
13 to 21 years	6	8,2
More than 21 years	7	9,6
Clinical form at diagnosis
Classic form *	29	39,7
Mild gastrointestinal symptoms	21	28,8
Non-gastrointestinal symptoms †	8	11,0
Diagnosis by serological screening ‡	15	20,5

^*Classic form: diarrhea, abdominal distension and associated malnutrition.

^†Non-gastrointestinal symptoms in this group: short height, diminished bone mineral density.

^‡Indication for serological screening in this group: first-degree relative, diabetes mellitus. In both groups tTG was utilized for screening.