Delay to celiac disease diagnosis and its implications for health-related quality of life

BMC Gastroenterology

Table 1 Characteristics of celiac disease subjects

	n	%	Mean	Median	Quartile
					1st	3rd
Participants	1,031
Males	495	48
Females	536	52
Age when responding (years)	1,031		52	53	36	67
Duration to diagnosis (years)
First symptom	818		9.7	4	1	14
First doctor visit	853		5.8	1	0	8
Age at diagnosis for the whole group	945		39	41	27	53
0-19 years	162	17
20-39 years	292	31
40-59 years	353	37
≥ 60 years	138	15
Age at diagnosis in relation to period for diagnosis
< 1980	67		17	2	1	37
1980-1989	162		27	32	1	45
1990-1999	272		39	43	30	52
2000-2004	221		46	47	33	59
2005-2009	444		45	46	31	59
Compliance with a gluten-free diet	1,025
Strict	979	96
Non-strict	46	4
Household member with celiac disease	117	11
Highest educational level	1,013
Primary school	263	26
Secondary school	414	41
University degree	336	33

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