Table 1

 Coeliac disease prevalence in general population based studies: children

AreaYear, citationAge (y)*Proportion male (%)CasesNo screenedPrevalence (95% CI)†
*Mean (range).
†Prevalence (%) calculated from available data, with 95% confidence interval (CI) calculated using binomial distribution.
Italy1994213501133510.33% (0.16–0.59)
Italy199936–14531716071.06% (0.62–1.69)
Sahara199967.453569895.66% (4.31–7.29)
Finland200357–163736541.01% (0.71–1.39)
UK (Bristol)200447.55454700.99% (0.74–1.29)