Table 1 Characteristics of study participants
From: Can head trauma trigger celiac disease? Nation-wide case–control study
Celiac disease | Matched controls | |
|---|---|---|
Total, n | 29,096 | 144,522 |
Females, n (%) | 18,005 (61.9) | 89,544 (62.0) |
Males, n (%) | 11,091 (38.1) | 54,978 (38.0) |
Agea 0–19 years, n (%) | 11,802 (40.6) | 58,852 (40.7) |
Age 20–39, n (%) | 5,312 (18.3) | 26,385 (18.3) |
Age 40–59, n (%) | 6,477 (22.3) | 32,254 (22.3) |
Age ≥60, n (%) | 5,505 (18.9) | 27,031 (18.7) |
Calendar yeara | ||
-1989, n (%) | 4,105 (14.1) | 20,378 (14.1) |
1990-99, n (%) | 12,059 (41.4) | 59,874 (41.4) |
2000-, n (%) | 12,932 (44.4) | 64,270 (44.5) |
Data on head trauma | ||
Head trauma,b n (%) | 981 (3.4) | 4,449 (3.1) |
Age at first head trauma, years (median, range) | 18; 0–92 | 19; 0-92 |