Prevalence of celiac disease among the Iranian population: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

Prevalence of celiac disease among the Iranian population: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

The current systematic review and meta-analysis study assessed the prevalence of celiac disease (CD) in Iran. Electronic databases, including MEDLINE, SCOPUS, Web of Science, Cochrane library Collaboration, and Iranian scientific databases, were searched from 1993 to 2013 for English and Persian art...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Turkish journal of gastroenterology 2016-03, Vol.27 (2), p.122-128
Hauptverfasser: Ahadi, Zeinab, Shafiee, Gita, Razmandeh, Rezvan, Keshtkar, Abbas Ali, Najafi Sani, Mehri, Azemati, Bahar, Sanaei, Maryam, Heshmat, Ramin
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Sprache:eng
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Biopsy
Celiac Disease - diagnosis
Celiac Disease - epidemiology
Duodenum - pathology
Female
Humans
Immunoglobulin A - analysis
Iran - epidemiology
Male
Observational Studies as Topic
Prevalence
Transglutaminases - analysis
Transglutaminases - antagonists & inhibitors
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Zusammenfassung:The current systematic review and meta-analysis study assessed the prevalence of celiac disease (CD) in Iran. Electronic databases, including MEDLINE, SCOPUS, Web of Science, Cochrane library Collaboration, and Iranian scientific databases, were searched from 1993 to 2013 for English and Persian articles. The following terms were used, alone or combined, "celiac (MeSH)," "ceoliac," "prevalence (MeSH)," and "Iran*." Heterogeneity was assessed using the I2 statistic with a cut-off value of 50%, and the Chi-square test was used to define a statically significant degree of heterogeneity with a p value of
ISSN:1300-4948
2148-5607
DOI:10.5152/tjg.2015.150191