Celiac disease in Middle Eastern and North African countries: A new burden?

Table 3 Clinical presentation of celiac disease in the Middle East and North Africa

Country	Population	Abdominal distention/flatulence (%)	Diarrhea (%)	Short stature (%)	Weight loss/failure to grow (%)	Abdominal pain (%)
Iran[7]	29 adults with CD detected by screening	55.5	22.2	NR	NR	18.5
Jordan[14]	34 pts with CD	44.0	65.0	53.0	NR	44.0
Kuwait[15]	20 children with CD	80.0	100.0	25.0 (rickets)	100.0	NR
Lebanon[16]	65 children with CD	26.2	60.0	NR	49.2	NR
Turkey[33]	60 Adults with CD	48.3	66.7	NR	50.0	NR
Iran[39]	52 pts with CD	32.7	48.1	23.1	78.8	NR
Iraq[45]	10 children with CD	100.0	100.0	NR	100.0	NR
Turkey[46]	104 children with CD	60.6	81.7	45.2	44.0-50.0	23.0
Turkey[47]	45 children with CD	NR	40.0	51.0	NR	NR
Libya[25]	77 children with suspected CD	49.0	53.0	23.0	100.0	15.0
Saudi Arabia[26]	10 children with suspected CD	NR	50.0	10.0	30.0	30.0
Egypt[27]	11 pts with anemia and CD	18.2	45.5	45.5	57.1	63.6
Saudi Arabia[48]	16 adults with CD	NR	37.0	18.5	NR	18.5
Libya[49]	39 pts with with CD	61.5	59.0	7.7	82.0	20.5

CD: Celiac disease.