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Celiac disease in the Sidi Bel Abbes region of Northwestern Algeria


R Asma
Y Hanaa
B Nasredine
B Nourelhouda
T Djamila

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the incidence and prevalence of coeliac disease (CD) among the population of Sidi Bel Abbes region in Northwestern Algeria. A retrospective analysis was performed on CD patients from records between 2015 and 2020. One hundred fi fty-six (156) patients were included in the study (mean age 32.4 ± 1.3 years). The CD incidence decreased from 12.9 per 100 000 person-years in 2015 to 8.5 per 100 000 person-years in 2020. It was signifi cantly higher in the age groups of 15-29 years compared to those of 4-14, p=0.04 and >56 years, p=0.004. The CD incidence was signifi cant greater in women than men with a value of 7.3 per 100 000 person years, p=0.0002. The CD prevalence was 0,063%. The decrease of CD frequency could be explained by limited diagnosis given the ubiquitous clinical picture and sometimes asymptomatic nature of CD.


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