Basic characteristics of the study population
| Characteristics | Without CD N=107 096 | With CD N=10 825 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Per cent | No. | Per cent | |
| Cohort (n) | ||||
| Deaths | 9810 | – | 773 | – |
| Person years | 640 086 | – | 60 225 | – |
| Median follow-up in years (IQR) | 4.7 (1.7–10.1) | 4.6 (1.7–9.0) | ||
| Sex (n=patients) | ||||
| Male | 52 401 | 48.9 | 3779 | 34.9 |
| Female | 54 695 | 51.1 | 7046 | 65.1 |
| Age in years* (n=patients) | ||||
| <5 | 5074 | 4.7 | 373 | 3.4 |
| 5–17 | 8631 | 8.1 | 1012 | 9.3 |
| 18–29 | 14 698 | 13.7 | 1454 | 13.4 |
| 30–49 | 35 886 | 33.5 | 3599 | 33.2 |
| 50–69 | 31 093 | 29 | 3135 | 29 |
| >69 | 11 714 | 10.9 | 1252 | 11.6 |
| SES quintile (n=patients) | ||||
| 1 (least deprived) | 24 644 | 23.2 | 2946 | 27.5 |
| 2 | 24 448 | 23 | 2592 | 24.2 |
| 3 | 20 628 | 19.4 | 2111 | 19.7 |
| 4 | 21 101 | 19.9 | 1830 | 17.1 |
| 5 (Most deprived) | 15 452 | 14.5 | 1253 | 11.7 |
| Cause of death (n=deaths) | ||||
| Circulatory | 3244 | 33.1 | 209 | 27 |
| Neoplasm | 2763 | 28.2 | 229 | 29.6 |
| Respiratory | 1214 | 12.4 | 103 | 13.3 |
| Digestive | 438 | 4.5 | 52 | 6.7 |
| Neurological | 257 | 2.6 | 21 | 2.7 |
| Genitourinary | 177 | 1.8 | 16 | 2.1 |
| Endocrine | 120 | 1.2 | 15 | 1.9 |
| Psychiatric | 247 | 2.5 | 15 | 1.7 |
| External | 211 | 2.1 | 13 | 1.7 |
| Musculoskeletal | 69 | 0.7 | 10 | 1.3 |
| Other | 344 | 3.5 | 27 | 3.5 |
| Not coded | 726 | 7.4 | 63 | 8.2 |
*Age at diagnosis or start of study follow-up for prevalent CD cases.
CD, coeliac disease; SES, socioeconomic status.