Patient and Community Health Global Burden in a World With More Celiac Disease.
Gastroenterology
; 167(1): 23-33, 2024 Jun.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38309629
ABSTRACT
Celiac disease is one of the most common life-long disorders worldwide, with a prevalence mostly ranging between 0.7% and 2.9% in the general population and a higher frequency in females and well-defined at-risk groups, such as relatives of affected individuals and patients with autoimmune comorbidities. Increasing clinical detection is facilitated by improving awareness, implementation of a case-finding approach, and serology availability for screening at-risk patients, among other factors. Nevertheless, due to huge clinical variability, many celiac disease cases still escape diagnosis in most countries, unless actively searched by proactive policies. The burden of celiac disease is increasing, as is the need for better longitudinal care. Pediatric screening of the general population could represent the road ahead for an efficient intervention of secondary prevention aimed to reduce the social and health burden of celiac disease. This review analyses the epidemiology of celiac disease continent by continent, discusses current strategies to improve the detection of celiac disease, and highlights challenges related to the burden of celiac disease globally.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Celiac Disease
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Global Health
Type of study:
Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Gastroenterology
Year:
2024
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Italy