Research Article
Self-Reported Prevalence of Gluten-Related Disorders and Adherence to Gluten-Free Diet in Colombian Adult Population
Table 2
Comparison between self-reported recurrent adverse reactions to wheat/gluten and recurrent adverse reactions to other foods.
| | Variable | Recurrent adverse reactions | Odds ratio (95% CI) | | Wheat/gluten () | Other foods () | | — | | — | |
| | Mean age in years (range) | 41.4 (18–78) | — | 37.4 (18–88) | — | — | | Gender (female/male) (%) | 71.8/28.2 | 46/18 | 62.3/37.7 | 175/106 | 1.5 (0.853–2.8) | | IBS (%) | 23.4 | 15 | 15.6 | 44 | 1.5 (0.76–2.9) | | Food intolerance (%) | 14.6 | 10 | 7.8 | 22 | 1.9 (0.84–4.41) | | Allergy (%) | 9.3 | 6 | 11.0 | 31 | 0.68 (0.25–1.8) | | Psychiatric disease (%) | 3.1 | 2 | 1.4 | 4 | 3.4 (0.74–15.6) | | Gastrointestinal cancer (%) | 1.5 | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.4 (0.15–14.3) | | Eating disorders (%) | 4.6 | 3 | 2.1 | 6 | 2.2 (0.54–9.2) | | Diabetes mellitus (%) | 3.1 | 2 | 2.8 | 8 | 1.1 (0.22–5.3) | | Colitis (%) | 3.1 | 2 | 8.9 | 25 | 0.33 (0.07–1.4) | | Lactose intolerance (%) | 14.0 | 9 | 17.8 | 50 | 0.75 (0.35–1.6) |
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Self-reported physician-diagnosed diseases were considered for analysis.
Age comparison by Student’s -test ().
Irritable bowel syndrome.
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