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Table 1 Serological screening for celiac disease in adults (confirmed with duodenal biopsy) in the general population

From: Celiac disease: a comprehensive current review

 

First level antibody test

No. of cases

Age, years

Country

Prevalence of celiac disease

Corazza et al., 1997 [6]

EmA

2237

20–87

Italy

0.18%

Ivarsson et al., 1999 [7]

EmA

1894

25–74

Sweden

0.53%

Riestra et al., 2000 [8]

EmA

1170

14–89

Spain

0.26%

Volta et al., 2001 [9]

EmA

3483

14–65

Italy

0.57%

Mustalahti et al., 2010 [10]

Anti-tTG, EmA

6403

30–93

Finland

2.5%

Rubio-Tapia et al., 2012 [11]

Anti-tTG, EmA

7798

23–66

USA

0.71%

Singh et al., 2016 [12]

Anti-tTG, EmA

43,955

Not specified

Asia

0.5%

  1. Anti-tTG anti-transglutaminase antibodies, EmA anti-endomysium antibodies