PURPOSE: Screening studies have revealed that celiac disease is common in the United States; however, there are scant data on the mode of presentation. We analyzed the trends in clinical presentation over the last 52 years in a large cohort of biopsy-proven patients seen in 1 center. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Patients (n = 590) were divided into 6 groups based on the year of diagnosis (1952-2004). Groups were compared for trends in age at diagnosis, childhood diagnosis, duration of symptoms, mode of presentation (diarrhea, bone disease, anemia, incidental at esophagogastroduodenoscopy, screening), and presence of malignancy. RESULTS: Diagnosis was at an older age since 1980 (P = .007), and there was a significant negative linear trend in patients presenting with diarrhea (P<.001) over time and a positive linear trend in asymptomatic patients detected on screening (P<.001). There was a significant negative linear trend in patients with a malignancy (P = .02) and duration of symptoms before diagnosis of celiac disease (P = .001), although only the subgroup without diarrhea had improvement in delay of diagnosis of celiac disease (assessed by a shorter duration of symptoms) (P = .05). Comparison of patients with and without diarrhea showed no significant difference in age (42.9 years vs 43.7 years, P = .59), gender (29.3% M vs 34.6%, P = .59), and presence of childhood disease (8.0% vs 9.8%, P = .43) or malignancies (9.8% vs 8.9%, P = .71). CONCLUSION: There is a trend toward fewer patients presenting with symptomatic celiac disease characterized by diarrhea and a significant shift toward more patients presenting as asymptomatic adults detected at screening.
PURPOSE: Screening studies have revealed that celiac disease is common in the United States; however, there are scant data on the mode of presentation. We analyzed the trends in clinical presentation over the last 52 years in a large cohort of biopsy-proven patients seen in 1 center. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Patients (n = 590) were divided into 6 groups based on the year of diagnosis (1952-2004). Groups were compared for trends in age at diagnosis, childhood diagnosis, duration of symptoms, mode of presentation (diarrhea, bone disease, anemia, incidental at esophagogastroduodenoscopy, screening), and presence of malignancy. RESULTS: Diagnosis was at an older age since 1980 (P = .007), and there was a significant negative linear trend in patients presenting with diarrhea (P<.001) over time and a positive linear trend in asymptomatic patients detected on screening (P<.001). There was a significant negative linear trend in patients with a malignancy (P = .02) and duration of symptoms before diagnosis of celiac disease (P = .001), although only the subgroup without diarrhea had improvement in delay of diagnosis of celiac disease (assessed by a shorter duration of symptoms) (P = .05). Comparison of patients with and without diarrhea showed no significant difference in age (42.9 years vs 43.7 years, P = .59), gender (29.3% M vs 34.6%, P = .59), and presence of childhood disease (8.0% vs 9.8%, P = .43) or malignancies (9.8% vs 8.9%, P = .71). CONCLUSION: There is a trend toward fewer patients presenting with symptomatic celiac disease characterized by diarrhea and a significant shift toward more patients presenting as asymptomatic adults detected at screening.
Authors: M Barone; N Della Valle; R Rosania; A Facciorusso; A Trotta; F P Cantatore; S Falco; S Pignatiello; M T Viggiani; A Amoruso; R De Filippis; A Di Leo; R Francavilla Journal: Eur J Clin Nutr Date: 2015-07-15 Impact factor: 4.016
Authors: Jonas F Ludvigsson; Timothy R Card; Katri Kaukinen; Julio Bai; Fabiana Zingone; David S Sanders; Joseph A Murray Journal: United European Gastroenterol J Date: 2015-04 Impact factor: 4.623