Research Article
Self-Reported Prevalence of Gluten-Related Disorders and Adherence to Gluten-Free Diet in Colombian Adult Population
Table 1
Demographics and clinical characteristics of the studied population.
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| Mean age in years (range) | 37.6 (18–89) | — | Gender (female/male) | 56%/44% | 676/531 | Lactose intolerance | 9.4% | 114 | IBS | 8.9% | 108 | Nonfood allergy | 8.0% | 97 | Food intolerance | 4.6% | 56 | Colitis | 3.9% | 48 | Diabetes mellitus | 2.5% | 31 | Psychiatric disease | 1.9% | 23 | Eating disorders | 1.0% | 12 | Food allergy | 0.9% | 11 | Gastrointestinal cancer | 0.4% | 5 |
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Self-reported physician-diagnosed diseases were considered for analysis. Irritable bowel syndrome.
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