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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of individuals with celiac disease (CD) and matched controls

From: Increased use of hypnotics in individuals with celiac disease: a nationwide case-control study

 

Celiac disease

Controls

Total

2933

14,571

Sex

  

 Females (%)

1796 (61.2)

8926 (61.3)

 Males (%)

1137 (38.8)

5645 (38.7)

Age at study entry, years (median; range a )

28; 0-94

28; 0-94

Age groups

  

 ≤19 years (%)

1218 (41.5)

6074 (41.7)

 20-39 years (%)

566 (19.3)

2809 (19.3)

 40-59 years (%)

583 (19.9)

2905 (19.9)

 ≥60 years (%)

566 (19.3)

2783 (19.1)

Calendar year of CD diagnosis

  

 2005b (%)

819 (27.9)

4062 (27.9)

 2006 (%)

1828 (62.3)

9097 (62.4)

 2007c (%)

274 (9.3)

1352 (9.3)

 2008d (%)

12 (0.4)

60 (0.4)

  1. aTen children were diagnosed of CD during their first year of life and are in the table referred to as age “0”.
  2. bBeginning of study period: July 1st 2005.
  3. cMost pathology departments only delivered small-intestinal biopsy data up to the beginning of 2007. Therefore this study includes fewer individuals with CD diagnosed 2007–2008, as compared with 2005–2006.
  4. dEnd of study period: January 29th 2008.