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.

Variable

Mean age in years (range)37.6 (18–89)
Gender (female/male) 56%/44%676/531
Lactose intolerance 9.4%114
IBS8.9%108
Nonfood allergy 8.0%97
Food intolerance4.6%56
Colitis3.9%48
Diabetes mellitus 2.5%31
Psychiatric disease 1.9%23
Eating disorders1.0%12
Food allergy0.9%11
Gastrointestinal cancer0.4%5

Self-reported physician-diagnosed diseases were considered for analysis.
Irritable bowel syndrome.