Prevalence of celiac disease in the northern part of India: A community based study

Abstract

The prevalence of celiac disease in this north Indian community is 1 in 96. Celiac disease is more common than is recognized in India.

Age-related differences in celiac disease: Specific characteristics of adult presentation

“…The authors proposed a tendency towards latency in adults, which would explain the lower prevalence of CD during adulthood [6] . Similar studies in Brazil and India also found twice the CD frequency in children [7,8] . However, these data are in contrast with the observed prevalence in adult populations from European countries such as the United Kingdom (1.2%) [9] and, more surprisingly, Finland, where a 2.4% prevalence of CD was demonstrated by biopsy in a population of adults over fifty years of age [10] .…”

At-Risk Screened Children with Celiac Disease are Comparable in Disease Severity and Dietary Adherence to Those Found because of Clinical Suspicion: A Large Cohort Study

“…[1][2][3] However, due to the plethora of unspecific gastrointestinal and extra-intestinal symptoms involved, the great majority of affected children remain unrecognized. 1,2 Since screening for the disease is simple by modern antibody tests, it has been suggested that for increased diagnostic efficiency we should screen either known at-risk groups [4][5][6] or even the whole population.…”

Characteristics of gluten-free bread: quality improvement by the addition of starches/hydrocolloids and their combinations using a definitive screening design

“…It affects about 1% of the world's population [1,2]. Because the digestive system of patients with celiac disease is sensitive to gluten present in wheat and other prolamin containing cereals such as rye, barley, and triticale, they have to exclude gluten from their diet [3,4].…”