Screening for celiac disease among the personnel in active service of an Italian Armed Force.

IF 1.1 4区医学 Q4 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Annali dell'Istituto superiore di sanita Pub Date : 2021-04-01 DOI:10.4415/ANN_21_02_03

Mariateresa Panici, Olimpia Vincentini, Sara Ciardi, Italo De Vitis, Serafino Ricci, Elena Bartoccioni, Marco Silano

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Abstract

Introduction and objective: Celiac disease (CD) affects the 1% of the general population worldwide. Because of its clinical variability, roughly the 70% of CD patients are not correctly diagnosed and not adequately treated. Active military personnel represent an interesting cohort for a CD screening. Upon the enrollment in the Armed Forces, a complete health check is carried out to exclude any diseases. Aim of the present work is to assess the CD prevalence among the personnel of Carabinieri Corps, an Italian armed force, through a serological screening.

Results and discussion: Out of 291 militaries (281 M, 10 F age range: 18.2-61.5) enrolled, 2 resulted affected by CD (prevalence: 0.7%); 1 to have high serological anti-TG and EMA level without duodenal mucosal lesions and 1 to have high serological anti-TG, but not EMA.

Conclusion: These results show that the CD prevalence among a cohort of Italian militaries is similar to that of the general population.

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意大利武装部队现役人员的乳糜泻筛查。

简介和目的:乳糜泻(CD)影响全球1%的总人口。由于其临床可变性，大约70%的乳糜泻患者没有得到正确的诊断和适当的治疗。现役军人是一个有趣的CD筛查人群。在加入武装部队后，要进行全面的健康检查，以排除任何疾病。目前工作的目的是通过血清学筛查，评估意大利武装部队宪兵部队人员的CD患病率。结果与讨论:入组的291名军人(男281名，年龄18.2 ~ 61.5岁)中，有2人患CD(患病率0.7%);1例血清抗tg和EMA水平高，无十二指肠黏膜病变;1例血清抗tg水平高，但无EMA。结论:这些结果表明，意大利军队队列中的CD患病率与一般人群相似。

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3.80

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