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Self-Reported Non-Celiac Wheat Sensitivity in High School Students: Demographic and Clinical Characteristics
Background: Non-Celiac Wheat Sensitivity (NCWS) has recently been included among the gluten-related disorders. As no biomarkers of this disease exist, its frequency has been estimated based on self-reported symptoms, but to date no data are available about self-reported NCWS in teenagers. Aim: To ex...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5537885/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28753927 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu9070771 |
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author | Carroccio, Antonio Giambalvo, Ornella La Blasca, Francesco Iacobucci, Rosario D’Alcamo, Alberto Mansueto, Pasquale |
author_facet | Carroccio, Antonio Giambalvo, Ornella La Blasca, Francesco Iacobucci, Rosario D’Alcamo, Alberto Mansueto, Pasquale |
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description | Background: Non-Celiac Wheat Sensitivity (NCWS) has recently been included among the gluten-related disorders. As no biomarkers of this disease exist, its frequency has been estimated based on self-reported symptoms, but to date no data are available about self-reported NCWS in teenagers. Aim: To explore the prevalence of self-reported NCWS in a group of high school students and to study their demographic and clinical characteristics. Methods: The study was performed between April 2015 and January 2016 in two high schools of a coastal town in the south of Sicily (Italy). A total of 555 students (mean age 17 years, 191 male, 364 female) completed a modified validated questionnaire for self-reported NCWS. The subjects who self-reported NCWS were then compared with all the others. Results: Seven individuals (1.26%) had an established diagnosis of CD. The prevalence of self-reported NCWS was 12.2%, and 2.9% were following a gluten-free diet (GFD). Only 15 out of 68 (23%) NCWS self-reporters had consulted a doctor for this problem and only nine (14%) had undergone serological tests for celiac disease. The NCWS self-reporters very often had IBS symptoms (44%). Conclusions: Self-reported NCWS was found to be common in teenagers, with a frequency of 12.2%; the frequency of GFD use was 2.9%, which was much higher than the percentage of known CD in the same population (1.26%). A greater awareness of the possible implications on the part of the subjects involved, and a more thorough medical approach to the study of self-reported wheat-induced symptoms are required. |
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spelling | pubmed-55378852017-08-04 Self-Reported Non-Celiac Wheat Sensitivity in High School Students: Demographic and Clinical Characteristics Carroccio, Antonio Giambalvo, Ornella La Blasca, Francesco Iacobucci, Rosario D’Alcamo, Alberto Mansueto, Pasquale Nutrients Article Background: Non-Celiac Wheat Sensitivity (NCWS) has recently been included among the gluten-related disorders. As no biomarkers of this disease exist, its frequency has been estimated based on self-reported symptoms, but to date no data are available about self-reported NCWS in teenagers. Aim: To explore the prevalence of self-reported NCWS in a group of high school students and to study their demographic and clinical characteristics. Methods: The study was performed between April 2015 and January 2016 in two high schools of a coastal town in the south of Sicily (Italy). A total of 555 students (mean age 17 years, 191 male, 364 female) completed a modified validated questionnaire for self-reported NCWS. The subjects who self-reported NCWS were then compared with all the others. Results: Seven individuals (1.26%) had an established diagnosis of CD. The prevalence of self-reported NCWS was 12.2%, and 2.9% were following a gluten-free diet (GFD). Only 15 out of 68 (23%) NCWS self-reporters had consulted a doctor for this problem and only nine (14%) had undergone serological tests for celiac disease. The NCWS self-reporters very often had IBS symptoms (44%). Conclusions: Self-reported NCWS was found to be common in teenagers, with a frequency of 12.2%; the frequency of GFD use was 2.9%, which was much higher than the percentage of known CD in the same population (1.26%). A greater awareness of the possible implications on the part of the subjects involved, and a more thorough medical approach to the study of self-reported wheat-induced symptoms are required. MDPI 2017-07-19 /pmc/articles/PMC5537885/ /pubmed/28753927 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu9070771 Text en © 2017 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Carroccio, Antonio Giambalvo, Ornella La Blasca, Francesco Iacobucci, Rosario D’Alcamo, Alberto Mansueto, Pasquale Self-Reported Non-Celiac Wheat Sensitivity in High School Students: Demographic and Clinical Characteristics |
title | Self-Reported Non-Celiac Wheat Sensitivity in High School Students: Demographic and Clinical Characteristics |
title_full | Self-Reported Non-Celiac Wheat Sensitivity in High School Students: Demographic and Clinical Characteristics |
title_fullStr | Self-Reported Non-Celiac Wheat Sensitivity in High School Students: Demographic and Clinical Characteristics |
title_full_unstemmed | Self-Reported Non-Celiac Wheat Sensitivity in High School Students: Demographic and Clinical Characteristics |
title_short | Self-Reported Non-Celiac Wheat Sensitivity in High School Students: Demographic and Clinical Characteristics |
title_sort | self-reported non-celiac wheat sensitivity in high school students: demographic and clinical characteristics |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5537885/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28753927 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu9070771 |
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