ArticleThe Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology2018
Prevalence of celiac disease among school-age children in Çorum, Turkey.
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- Subclinical Myocardial Dysfunction in Pediatric and Adolescent Celiac Disease Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- What is the incidence of celiac disease in patients with microscopic colitis? Why are these two diseases related?Przeglad gastroenterologiczny · 2024Article
- Celiac Disease Genetics, Pathogenesis, and Standard Therapy for Japanese Patients.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- The global burden of coeliac disease: opportunities and challenges.Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2022Review
- Current knowledge and "myths" about celiac disease among physicians in the Republic of Kazakhstan: A countrywide cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Celiac Disease in Asia beyond the Middle East and Indian subcontinent: Epidemiological burden and diagnostic barriers.World journal of gastroenterology · 2021Article
- Is There a Role of Using a Rapid Finger Prick Antibody Test in Screening for Celiac Disease in Children?Gastroenterology research and practice · 2019Article
- The hidden danger: Silent celiac disease.The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology · 2018Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/
aimsCeliac disease (CD) is an autoimmune enteropathy that develops in individuals with genetic susceptibility as a result of a permanent sensitivity to gluten found in grains. The prevalence of CD in Turkey is between 0.3% and 1%. However, the prevalence of CD in Çorum, a city in middle Anatolia in Turkey, is unknown. The purpose of this study was to identify the prevalence of childhood CD in Çorum and to detect patients with silent and atypical CD. MATERIALS AND
methodsThe sample size was calculated using a stratified sampling method, to provide the sample number that would best represent this population. Screenings were conducted using rapid tissue transglutaminase IgA test kits.
resultsA total of 1730 students were included in the study; 877 (50.6%) were female. Of students in the city center, 301 (34%) were in primary school, 299 (34%) were in secondary school, and 283 (32%) were in high school. As for towns, 847 (49%) students from 92 schools were included in the study. Eight children had positive screening results; 4 (50%) were female, and the average age was 11.6±3.4 (9-17) years. According to the celiac serology results and endoscopic duodenum biopsies, all children with positive screening results were diagnosed with CD. The prevalence of CD was found to be 0.46% in schoolchildren.
conclusionVarious studies in Turkey have reported a prevalence of CD between 0.6% and 0.9%, with 0.47% reported in a multicenter study. The present study identified CD prevalence as 0.46% (1 in 216) among children in Çorum, Turkey.
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