Lack of follow-up for celiac disease during childhood not associated with poor health outcomes: A regional Swedish cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine the association between the lack of follow-up for celiac disease (CD) during childhood and dietary adherence, disease remission, and health-related quality of life.

Methods

We invited 243 randomly selected children diagnosed with CD in 2013-2018 in Gothenburg, Sweden, and 162 consented to participate (67%). We retrieved information on clinical follow-up and current wellbeing using medical and laboratory records data, as well as validated questionnaires on symptoms of CD, dietary adherence, and health-related quality of life. We analyzed tissue-transglutaminase antibodies as a measure of disease remission. We defined lack of follow-up as no CD-related physician/dietician-led visit or measurement of tissue-transglutaminase antibodies over the past 24 mont

SUBMITTER: Ulnes M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10583915 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature