A higher income, living in an urban area and living close to a celiac disease center are all positively correlated with celiac disease prevalence, while being Black or Latino/Hispanic is negatively correlated, according to our research poster presented at Digestive Disease Week 2023.
In a new registry of celiac disease patients at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Black people with biopsy confirmed celiac disease were more likely than non-Hispanic whites to had have negative results on the most commonly used diagnostic blood test.
Beyond Celiac, NMQF study to examine and address health inequities in the diagnosis and treatment of celiac disease presented at largest global gathering of gastroenterologists
If you are Black or have public insurance and also have symptoms associated with celiac disease or inflammatory bowel disease, your chance of getting proper follow-up for diagnosis is greatly reduced, a recent study found.
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