Table 2.
Current sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics and comorbidities in adult coeliac disease patients diagnosed in childhood.
| Screen-detected patients, n = 48 | Clinically detected patients, n = 188 | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, median (IQR), years | 26.6 (21.1, 35.2) | 27.2 (22.1, 38.1) | 0.328 |
| Working full-time, no. (%) | 25 (67.6)a | 93 (62.0)b | 0.530 |
| Student, no. (%) | 19 (39.6) | 59 (31.4) | 0.281 |
| Member of coeliac society, no. (%) | 18 (37.5) | 104 (56.5) | 0.019 |
| Coeliac disease in the family, no. (%)c | 31 (64.6) | 72 (40.0) | 0.002 |
| Type 1 diabetes, no. (%) | 13 (27.1) | 5 (2.7) | <0.001 |
| Thyroidal disease, no. (%) | 8 (16.7) | 15 (8.2) | 0.103 |
| Other concomitant diseased, no. (%) | 24 (50.0) | 92 (49.5) | 0.947 |
| One or more children, no. (%) | 18 (37.5) | 81 (44.0) | 0.416 |
| Current smoking, no. (%) | 2 (4.2) | 28 (15.2) | 0.042 |
| Quit smoking, no. (%) | 10 (21.3) | 36 (22.0) | 0.921 |
| Regular physical exercisee, no. (%) | 29 (60.4) | 111 (59.0) | 0.863 |
| Body mass index, median (IQR), kg/m2 | 24.6 (22.2, 26.7) | 23.4 (21.3, 26.6) | 0.198 |
a
Data available for 37 patients only.
b
Data available for 149 patients only.
c
First-degree relatives.
d
For example, other gastrointestinal disease, rheumatic disease, hypertension, cancer, osteoporosis, psoriasis, depression, eating disorder or asthma.
e
More than three times per week.
IQR: interquartile range; no.: number.