Rising incidence of celiac disease in the Netherlands; an analysis of temporal trends from 1995 to 2010

Abstract

The incidence of biopsy-proven CD in the Netherlands increased almost threefold between 1995 and 2010. In areas with a higher SES, relatively more children were diagnosed.

Anthropometric measures and prevalence trends in adolescents with coeliac disease: a population based study

“…This finding is consistent with several previous studies emerging from the UK36 and Sweden 37. Similar to our findings, Burger et al 38 have recently described, that Dutch patients diagnosed in childhood were more often from higher socioeconomic status compared with patients diagnosed later in life. A possible explanation for this association is that individuals from more deprived areas are less likely to have high standard medical care and thus be potentially less likely to be tested for CD 39.…”

Ethnic differences in coeliac disease autoimmunity in childhood: the Generation R Study

“…Our results confirm previous studies by the observation that CDA is more common in Western than in non-Western populations 2 3 7 9 10. It needs to be considered though that we lacked data on intestinal biopsies, thereby impeding conclusions on final CD diagnosis.…”

Klinisches Erscheinungsbild und Diagnose der Zöliakie

“…In einer niederländischen Studie, in der in einem nationalen Pathologieregister nachgewiesene Zöliakie-fälle der Jahre 1995-2010 ausgewertet wurden, fand sich neben einem absoluten Anstieg der Erkrankungsfälle ein überproportionaler Anstieg in den Altersgruppen der unter 17-Jährigen und der über 65-Jährigen [7].…”