Seroprevalence of celiac disease among United Arab Emirates healthy adult nationals: A gender disparity

Table 3 Distribution of celiac disease serology and structural interview data in adult Emiratis men and women distribution n (%)

Parameter		Frequency	Men	Women	P value
CD Serology	-ve	1183 (98.8)	623 (99.8)	560 (97.7)	0.00061
	+ve	14 (1.2)	1 (0.2)	13 (2.3)
CD in family	No	1195 (99.8)	624 (100)	571 (99.7)	0.2291
	Yes	2 (0.2)	0 (0.0)	2 (0.3)
Anemia	No	1106 (92.4)	601 (96.3)	505 (88.1)	< 0.0012
	Yes	91 (7.6)	23 (3.7)	68 (11.9)
Headache	No	1185 (99.0)	618 (99.0)	567 (99.0)	1.0002
	Yes	12 (1.0)	6 (1.0)	6 (1.0)
Diarrhea	No	1192 (99.6)	621 (99.5)	571 (99.7)	1.01
	Yes	5 (4.4)	3 (0.5)	2 (0.3)
Diabetes	No	1176 (98.2)	606 (97.1)	570 (99.5)	< 0.0052
	Yes	21 (1.8)	18 (2.9)	3 (0.5)
Tumor	No	1196 (99.9)	623 (99.8)	573 (100)	1.01
	Yes	1 (0.1)	1 (0.2)	0 (0.0)
Thyroid disorder	No	1188 (99.2)	622 (99.7)	566 (98.8)	0.0961
	Yes	9 (0.8)	2 (0.3)	7 (1.2)
Hepatitis	No	1186 (99.1)	617 (98.9)	569 (99.3)	0.6422
	Yes	11 (0.9)	7 (1.1)	4 (0.7)

¹Fisher's Exact Test;

²χ² with continuity correction. CD: Celiac disease.