Table 2

 Coeliac disease prevalence in general population based studies: adults

AreaYear, citationAge (y)*Proportion male (%)CasesNo screenedPrevalence (95% CI)†
*Mean (range).
†Prevalence (%) calculated from available data, with 95% confidence interval (CI) calculated using the binomial distribution.
Ireland1997715–651518230.82 (0.46–1.35)
Italy199712544 (20–89)47422370.18 (0.05–0.46)
Sweden1999850 (25–74)501018940.53 (0.25–0.97)
Spain200012645 (2–89)45311700.26 (0.05–0.75)
France2000935–64311630.26 (0.05–0.75)
Italy200112712–65481734830.49 (0.28–0.78)
Argentina200112816–79501220000.60 (0.31–1.05)
Australia200112920–7950730110.23 (0.09–0.48)
England20031059 (45–76)418775271.2 (0.9–1.4)