ArticleDigestion2025
Characteristics and Long-Term Prognosis of Celiac Disease: Comparisons between Patients Diagnosed either in Childhood or Adulthood.
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introductionIt is plausible but not yet proven that early celiac disease diagnosis prevents long-term complications of untreated disease. Our aim was to compare phenotype and health outcomes in currently adult celiac disease patients diagnosed either in childhood (<18 years) or adulthood.
methodsData on 1,059 patients were collected from medical records at diagnosis and with questionnaires and structured interviews after long-term follow-up. Associations between timing of diagnosis and long-term health were studied with regression models.
resultsPatients diagnosed in childhood (n = 239) were more often males (32% vs. 23%, p = 0.004), currently younger (27 vs. 54 years, p < 0.001), more often screen-detected (20% vs. 14%, p < 0.001), and reported lower adherence to gluten-free diet in adulthood (92% vs. 97%, p < 0.001) than those diagnosed in adulthood (n = 820). After adjusting for clinico-demographic variables and dietary adherence, patients diagnosed in childhood had fewer miscarriages (odds ratio 0.41 [95% confidence interval: 0.21-0.80]) but more allergies (1.75 [1.11-2.76]), dermatological diseases excluding dermatitis herpetiformis (1.99 [1.11-3.58]), asthma (2.28 [1.16-4.48]), and depression (2.84 [1.24-6.50]) in adulthood. The groups were comparable in other comorbidities including type 1 diabetes and autoimmune thyroidal diseases, persistent symptoms, and quality of life.
conclusionDiagnosis in childhood compared to adulthood was associated with disease phenotype and its effects on long-term comorbidities are complex.
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