Table 1 Distribution of celiac patients by sex, age group and clinical presentation at diagnosis, Puglia Region, 2012
Characteristic | Number | % |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Female | 556 | 54.5 |
Male | 324 | 31.8 |
Missing | 140 | 13.7 |
Age group | ||
0-1 year | 16 | 1.6 |
2-4 year | 201 | 19.7 |
5-10 year | 457 | 44.8 |
11-16 year | 206 | 20.2 |
Missing | 140 | 13.7 |
Clinical presentation at diagnosis | ||
Weight loss and stunting | 418 | 41.0 |
Anaemia | 225 | 22.1 |
Recurrent abdominal pain | 198 | 19.4 |
Chronic diarrhoea | 170 | 16.7 |
Short stature | 124 | 12.2 |
Asthenia | 47 | 4.6 |
Hyper-transaminasemia | 43 | 4.2 |
Constipation | 41 | 4.0 |
Other symptoms | 122 | 12 |