TY - JOUR
T1 - Celiac Disease Presenting in a Community-Based Gastroenterology Practice
T2 - Obesity and Bone Disease Are Common
AU - Roldan, Giovanni A.
AU - Jamot, Sehrish
AU - Kopec, Krzysztof
AU - Charoen, Amber
AU - Leffler, Daniel
AU - Feller, Edward R.
AU - Shah, Samir A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2023/3
Y1 - 2023/3
N2 - Background: The description of the clinical presentation of celiac disease (CeD) has usually come from studies at referral centers. Data about CeD presentation in the community are sparse. Aims: We aim to describe the clinical presentation of patients with biopsy-proven CeD at a community-based adult gastroenterology practice and compare it to a referral center. Methods: We performed a retrospective study of two cohorts of patients diagnosed with CeD between 2000–2007 (n = 117) and 2013–2016 (n = 91) in a community practice, and a third cohort (n = 188) diagnosed between 2000 and 2007 in a tertiary referral center. The clinical presentation, body mass index, tissue-transglutaminase levels, DEXA scan, vitamin D levels, and vaccine recommendations were assessed. Results: Celiac disease presentation changed over time in the two community cohorts. Recently, fewer patients presented with diarrhea and anemia, but constipation and neurologic symptoms were more common. The most recent cohort had a higher proportion of patients who were overweight or obese than the first cohort. However, the body mass index in both community cohorts was higher than in the tertiary referral center. The frequency of osteopenia and osteoporosis was high in both community cohorts. The tertiary referral center patients were younger, presented with a higher proportion of diarrhea and a lower body mass index. Conclusions: The clinical presentation of CeD differs between the community setting and a tertiary referral center. Patients with CeD presenting to the community setting tended to be older, overweight, and to have a high proportion of mineral bone disease.
AB - Background: The description of the clinical presentation of celiac disease (CeD) has usually come from studies at referral centers. Data about CeD presentation in the community are sparse. Aims: We aim to describe the clinical presentation of patients with biopsy-proven CeD at a community-based adult gastroenterology practice and compare it to a referral center. Methods: We performed a retrospective study of two cohorts of patients diagnosed with CeD between 2000–2007 (n = 117) and 2013–2016 (n = 91) in a community practice, and a third cohort (n = 188) diagnosed between 2000 and 2007 in a tertiary referral center. The clinical presentation, body mass index, tissue-transglutaminase levels, DEXA scan, vitamin D levels, and vaccine recommendations were assessed. Results: Celiac disease presentation changed over time in the two community cohorts. Recently, fewer patients presented with diarrhea and anemia, but constipation and neurologic symptoms were more common. The most recent cohort had a higher proportion of patients who were overweight or obese than the first cohort. However, the body mass index in both community cohorts was higher than in the tertiary referral center. The frequency of osteopenia and osteoporosis was high in both community cohorts. The tertiary referral center patients were younger, presented with a higher proportion of diarrhea and a lower body mass index. Conclusions: The clinical presentation of CeD differs between the community setting and a tertiary referral center. Patients with CeD presenting to the community setting tended to be older, overweight, and to have a high proportion of mineral bone disease.
KW - Celiac disease
KW - Clinical presentation
KW - Community practice
KW - Mineral bone disease
KW - Overweight
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U2 - 10.1007/s10620-022-07521-9
DO - 10.1007/s10620-022-07521-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 35650415
AN - SCOPUS:85131304299
SN - 0163-2116
VL - 68
SP - 860
EP - 866
JO - Digestive diseases and sciences
JF - Digestive diseases and sciences
IS - 3
ER -