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Table 2 Characteristics of unique individuals at first positive small intestinal biopsy

From: Validation study of villous atrophy and small intestinal inflammation in Swedish biopsy registers

 

VA

Inflammation

Number

29,148

13,446

Age, yrs (median, range)

30; 0–102

48; 0–104

Children ≤ 15 years (%)

10,718 (36.8)*

821 (6.1)#

Children ≤ 21 years (%)

12,273 (42.1)

1,515 (11.3)

Females (%)

18,033 (61.9)

7,575 (56.3)

Entry year (median, range)

1998; 1969–2008

1998; 1970–2008

  1. *Only includes biopsies with villous atrophy. 46 individuals with their first "positive biopsy" (characterized by villous atrophy) after the age of 15 years had had a biopsy without VA when aged ≤ 15 years. Including them, the proportion of individuals with villous atrophy having "any small intestinal biopsy" ≤ 15 years of age was 36.9%.
  2. #Only includes biopsies with inflammation. 24 individuals with their first "positive biopsy" (characterized by inflammation without villous atrophy) after the age of 15 years had had a normal biopsy when aged ≤ 15 years. Including them, the proportion of individuals with inflammation having "any small intestinal biopsy" ≤ 15 years of age was 6.3%.
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BMC Gastroenterology

ISSN: 1471-230X

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