Table 1

Patient characteristics

Coeliac diseaseNormal mucosa
Total (n)44 771412 279
Female sex (%)28 037 (63)254 510 (62)
Age (years)
 Range0–950–100
 Mean (SD)32 (25)44 (20)
  1990–200032 (26)44 (21)
  2001–200832 (25)45 (20)
  2009–201532 (24)44 (20)
 Median2844
 25th−75th percentile9–5327–60