From: Symptoms and signs in individuals with serology positive for celiac disease but normal mucosa
 | EMA; N = 38 | AGA; N = 36 | TTGA; N = 38 | Total; N = 112 | Total Weighted N = 3,736 |
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Background data | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Females | 26 (68) | 24 (67) | 25 (66) | 75 (67) | - |
Age at first biopsy: median, range (years) | 13 (2–80) | 34 (1–91) | 34 (1–75) | 29 (1–91) | - |
Year of biopsy, median* | 2003 | 2001 | 2006 | 2004 | - |
Reported heredity for CD | 12 (32) | 7 (19) | 6 (16) | 25 (22) | 20% |
Other diseases | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Diabetes Mellitus, type 1 | 3 (8) | 1 (3) | 4 (10) | 8 (7) | 3% |
Depression | 1 (3) | 4 (11) | 8 (21) | 13 (12) | 11% |
Thyroid disease | 2 (5) | 3 (8) | 7 (18) | 12 (11) | 9% |
Liver disease or increased liver enzymes | 3 (8) | 4 (11) | 4 (10) | 11 (10) | 11% |
Symptoms | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Any gastrointestinal symptom# | 31 (82) | 32 (89) | 32 (84) | 95 (85) | 88% |
Diarrhea | 16 (42) | 18 (50) | 17 (45) | 51 (46) | 49% |
Weight loss/growth failure | 9 (24) | 7 (20) | 7 (18) | 23 (20) | 20% |
Abdominal pain | 14 (37) | 18 (50) | 18 (47) | 50 (45) | 49% |
Constipation | 10 (26) | 4 (11) | 6 (16) | 20 (18) | 12% |
Fatigue | 6 (16) | 6 (17) | 5 (13) | 17 (15) | 16% |
Laboratory data | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Anemia and/or iron-deficiency | 5 (13) | 12 (33) | 12 (32) | 29 (26) | 32% |
Folic acid deficiency | 2 (5) | 0 (0) | 4 (10) | 6 (5) | 1% |
B12-deficiency | 4 (10) | 2 (6) | 5 (13) | 11 (10) | 6% |
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, increased | 0 (0) | 2 (6) | 3 (8) | 5 (4) | 5% |