Celiac disease symptom profiles and their relationship to gluten-free diet adherence, mental health, and quality of life.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A subgroup of adults with celiac disease experience persistent gastrointestinal and extraintestinal symptoms, which vary between individuals and the cause(s) for which are often unclear.

Methods

The present observational study sought to elucidate patterns of persistent symptoms and the relationship between those patterns and gluten-free diet adherence, psychiatric symptoms, and various aspects of quality of life (QOL) in an online sample of adults with celiac disease. U.S. adults with self-reported, biopsy-confirmed celiac disease (N = 523; Mage = 40.3 years; 88% women; 93.5% White) voluntarily completed questionnaires as part of the iCureCeliac® research network: (a) Celiac Symptoms Index (CSI) for physical symptoms and subjective health; (b) Celiac Dietary Adher

SUBMITTER: Dochat C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10759532 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature