More and more scientists estimate that the prevalence ( number of cases of a disease in a population at a given time, including both new and old cases) of CD is on the rise all over the world. Under the link following the result of a meta-analysis published in 2018 in the “Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology Journal”.
In the conclusion the article says that the diagnosis of CD by blood test is 1.4%, then by blood test and biopsy 0.7% in the world. It depends on gender, age and geographic location.
The prevalence of CD increased from 0.6% in 1991 to 0.8% between the years 2000 – 2001.
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