The Use of Biopsy and “No-Biopsy” Approach for Diagnosing Paediatric Coeliac Disease in the Central European Region

Table 3

Diagnostic delays in children with CD with the respect to the diagnostic procedure.

	“No-biopsy” approach ()	Duodenal biopsy
		Eligible for “no-biopsy” approach ()	Not eligible for “no-biopsy” approach ()
Time from 1st symptom until 1st visit to PaedGI, median (Q1; Q3)	4.5 m (2 m; 9.5 m)	5 m (2 m; 11 m)	5 m (2 m; 12 m)
Time from 1st visit to PaedGI until diagnosis, median (Q1; Q3)	1 m^# (0 m; 2 m)	1 m (0 m; 2 m)	1 m^# (0 m; 3 m)
Time from symptoms to diagnosis (diagnostic delay), median (Q1; Q3)	6 m (3 m; 12 m)	6 m (3 m; 12 m)	7 m (4 m; 17 m)

PaedGI: paediatric gastroenterologist; m: month. Eligible by ULN. ^# not eligible for “no-biopsy” vs “no-biopsy”.