Celiac.com 07/02/2010 - Serological screening of healthy
volunteers from around the world estimates that the prevalence
for celiac disease is approximately 0.5%- 1% of the total
population. However, a recent meta-analysis denotes that the
actual ratio of known or undiagnosed celiac cases is closer to 1
in 7 people. Due to knowledge of celiac, acute clinical
suspicion, and increased endoscopy accessibility some areas have
reported celiac prevalence as high as 5.2%; suggesting that
there is a considerable gap in effectively detecting new cases
of celiac disease. Researchers further investigated the
statistics on celiac disease prevalence by evaluating the
incidence of celiac disease among “adult out-patients biopsied
during upper endoscopy with typical and atypical symptoms”. One
hundred and fifty out-patients including 94 women and 56 men
with a median age of 45, were enrolled for the study between
January 2007 and December 2008. There is no current standard
classification for endoscopic lesions found from cel