Title |
Prevalence of celiac disease among blood donors in SÃO PAULO – the most populated city in Brazil
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Published in |
Clinics, January 2012
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DOI | 10.6061/clinics/2012(09)05 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Marília Lage Alencar, Carmen Lucia Ortiz-Agostinho, Iêda Nishitokukado, Adérson O.M.C. Damião, Clarice P. Abrantes-Lemos, André Zonetti de Arruda Leite, Thales de Brito, Dalton de Alencar Fischer Chamone, Maria Elizabeth Rossi da Silva, Daniel Giannella-Neto, Aytan Miranda Sipahi |
Abstract |
Celiac disease is a permanent enteropathy caused by the ingestion of gluten, which leads to an immunemediated inflammation of the small intestine mucosa. The prevalence of celiac disease varies among different nations and ethnic backgrounds, and its diversity is determined by genetic and environmental factors. São Paulo city is one of the largest cities in the world, with a vast population and an important history of internal migratory flow from other Brazilian regions, as well as immigration from other, primarily European, countries, resulting in significant miscegenation. The aim of the present study was to estimate the prevalence of adults with undiagnosed celiac disease among blood donors of São Paulo by collecting information on the ancestry of the population studied. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Brazil | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Unknown | 60 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Bachelor | 8 | 13% |
Student > Master | 7 | 12% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 12% |
Researcher | 6 | 10% |
Student > Postgraduate | 4 | 7% |
Other | 9 | 15% |
Unknown | 19 | 32% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 17 | 28% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 12% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 7% |
Social Sciences | 4 | 7% |
Business, Management and Accounting | 1 | 2% |
Other | 4 | 7% |
Unknown | 23 | 38% |