Table 1

Clinical features of the 205 coeliac patients

Manifestations of coeliac diseaseNo (%)
Sideropenic anaemia99 (48)
Bloating87 (42)
Weakness76 (37)
Sideropenia without anaemia68 (33)
Chronic diarrhoea65 (31)
Weight loss55 (27)
Abdominal distention39 (19)
Autoimmune thyroid disease27 (13)
Hypertransaminasaemia15 (7)
Dermatitis herpetiformis5 (2)
Depression5 (2)
Osteoarthropathy5 (2)
Epilepsy2 (1)
Recurrent oral aphthous ulcers2 (1)
Vitiligo1 (0.5)
Alopecia1 (0.5)
Psoriasis1 (0.5)
IgA mesangial nephropathy1 (0.5)