Impact of Gluten Withdrawal on Health-Related Quality of Life in Celiac Subjects: An Observational Case-Control Study

• Published in: Digestion Vol. 82; no. 4; pp. 221 - 228
• Main Authors: Tontini, Gian Eugenio, Rondonotti, Emanuele, Saladino, Valeria, Saibeni, Simone, de Franchis, Roberto, Vecchi, Maurizio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland S. Karger AG 01.01.2010
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Case-Control Studies; Celiac Disease - diet therapy; Diet, Gluten-Free; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Original Paper; Quality of Life; Severity of Illness Index; Statistics, Nonparametric; Surveys and Questionnaires; Treatment Outcome; Gluten-free diet; Celiac disease; Health-related quality of life

Aims: To evaluate health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in celiac disease (CD) patients at the time of diagnosis and during a gluten-free diet (GFD). Patients and Methods: We enrolled 43 adult CD patients (18 with a typical and 15 with an atypical clinical presentation, and 10 with dermatitis herpe...