Prevalence of Lactose malabsorption
| Villous Atrophy (Marsh 3a or above) | No villous atrophy (Marsh 0-II) | Villous atrophy vs no villous atrophy | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive LHBT | Positive Lactase test | Positive LHBT | Positive Lactase test | Positive LHBT | Positive Lactase test | |
| Potential new diagnosis of CD (n=50) | 17.9% (n=7) | 53.8% (n=21) | 0.0% (n=0) | 45.5% (n=5) | p=0.32 | p=0.74 |
| Established CD (n=23) | 0.0% (n=0) | 75.0% (n=3) | 21.1% (n=4) | 10.5% (n=2) | p=1.00 | p=0.02 |
| Total (n=73) | 16.3% (n=7) | 55%.8 (n=24) | 13.3% (n=4) | 23.3% (n=7) | p=1.00 | p<0.01 |