The association between socioeconomic status and the symptoms at diagnosis of celiac disease: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are little data on patient factors that impact diagnosis rates of celiac disease. This study aims to evaluate the association between patient socioeconomic status and the symptoms at diagnosis of celiac disease.

Methods

A total of 872 patients with biopsy-proven celiac disease were categorized based on the presence or absence of (1) diarrhea and (2) any gastrointestinal symptoms at diagnosis. Univariate and multivariate analyses were used to assess the association between socioeconomic status and symptoms.

Results

Patients without diarrhea at presentation had a higher mean per capita income (US$34,469 versus US$32,237, p = 0.02), and patients without any gastrointestinal symptoms had a higher mean per capita income (US$36,738 versus US$31,758, p < 0.0

SUBMITTER: Roy A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4913330 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature