Research Article
Frequency of Celiac Disease in Adult Patients with Typical or Atypical Malabsorption Symptoms in Isfahan, Iran
Table 1
Patients’ characteristics.
| | Typical | Atypical | | | | |
| | Age (year) | | | 0.057* | | Male/Female | 80 (52.9%)/71 (47.0%) | 76 (43.9%)/97 (56.0%) | 0.065** | | Symptoms | | | | | Chronic Diarrhea | 107 (70.8%) | — | — | | Steatorrhea | 40 (26.4%) | — | — | | Weight Loss | 64 (42.3%) | — | — | | Abdominal Pain | 80 (52.9%) | 79 (45.6%) | 0.115** | | Bloating | 68 (45.0%) | 75 (43.3%) | 0.424** | | Intermittent Diarrhea | 8 (5.2%) | 26 (15.0%) | 0.005** | | Constipation | 30 (19.8%) | 60 (34.6%) | 0.002** | | Flatulence | 65 (43.0%) | 88 (51.4%) | 0.098** | | Fatigue/Weakness | 56 (37.0%) | 30 (17.3%) | <0.001** | | Symptom Duration (Month) | 36.3 (SE = 3.6) | 54.7 (SE = 5.7) | 0.008* |
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Data are presented as mean ± SD (SE) or number (%).
*Independent Sample t-Test or Mann-Whitney Test.
**Chi-Square or Fisher’s Exact Tests.
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