Table 4.
Modes of CD clinical presentation
| Clinical presentation | Classical presentation (malabsorption symptomsa) (%) | Non-classical presentation (other symptomsb) (%) | Non-classical presentation (only anaemia) (%) | Asymptomatic (%) | Missing (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All age | 813 (39.7) | 433 (21.1) | 154 (7.5) | 266 (13) | 383 (18.7) |
| <4 | 207 (44.3) | 68 (14.7) | 25 (5.3) | 44 (9.4) | 123 (26.3) |
| 5–19 | 174 (29.4) | 123 (20.8) | 43 (7.3) | 114 (19.2) | 138 (23.3) |
| All children | 381 (36) | 191 (18) | 68 (6.4) | 158 (15) | 261 (24.6) |
| 20–29 | 148 (45.5) | 82 (25.2) | 22 (6.8) | 37 (11.4) | 36 (11.1) |
| 30–49 | 217 (40.7) | 138 (25.9) | 52 (10) | 63 (11.8) | 62 (11.6) |
| 50–69 | 55 (49.6) | 20 (18) | 9 (8.1) | 6 (5.4) | 21 (18.9) |
| 70+ | 12 (54.6) | 2 (9.1) | 3 (13.6) | 2 (9.1) | 3 (13.6) |
| All adults | 432 (43.6) | 242 (24.5) | 86 (8.7) | 108 (10.9) | 122 (12.3) |
a
At least one among: diarrhoea, weight loss, failure to thrive.
bAt least one among: lack of appetite, vomit, meteorism, abdominal pain, constipation, asthenia, dyspepsia.