Prevalence of coeliac disease in Northwest China: heterogeneity across Northern Silk road ethnic populations

Summary Background Epidemiological data of coeliac disease are lacking from the central Asian region. Aims To verify the occurrence of coeliac disease amongst four major ethnic groups of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomus Region, China. Methods 2277 in‐patients with gastrointestinal symptoms (1391 Han, 608 Uyghur, 146 Kazakh and 132 Hui; mean age: 54 ± 12.8 years) were included. Total IgA, anti‐deamidated gliadin peptide (DGP)‐IgG, and anti‐tissue...