Causes of death in people with coeliac disease in England compared with the general population: a competing risk analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Quantifying excess cause-specific mortality among people with coeliac disease (CD) compared with the general population accounting for competing risks will allow accurate information to be given on risk of death from specific causes.

Method

We identified from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink all patients with CD linked to Office for National Statistics between 1998 and 2012. We selected controls by frequency matching from the registered general practice population within 10-year age bands. We calculated the adjusted cumulative incidence (including adjustment for competing risks) and excess cumulative incidence for different causes of death up to 10 years from diagnosis.

Results

Of the 10 825 patients with CD, 773 died within the study period. The o

SUBMITTER: Abdul Sultan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4515984 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature