Table 1 Sero-prevalence of CD in Asian-Pacific region among not at-risk population.

From: Prevalence of celiac disease in low and high risk population in Asia–Pacific region: a systematic review and meta-analysis

First author

Country

Region

Year of study

Population

Sample size

Age (mean)

Serology tests

Risk of bias

Sero-prevalence of CD (%)

Male

Female

Total

Tatar10

Turkey

Middle East

2001–2003

Adults

2000

33

t-TGa,b

Moderate

22/1914 (1.1)

4/86 (0.2)

26/2000 (1.3)

Saberi-Firouzi11

Iran

Middle East

2004

Adults

1440

45.5

t-TGa

EMAa

Low

7/1,440 (0.48)

Ertekin12

Turkey

Middle East

2005

Children

1263

11.9

t-TGa

Moderate

6/687 (0.87)

5/576 (0.86)

11/1,263 (0.87)

Dalgic13

Turkey

Middle East

2006–2008

Children

20,190

11.6

t-TGa

EMAa,b

Moderate

213/10,368 (2.05)

276/9,822 (2.81)

489/20,190 (2.42)

Aljebreen14

Saudi Arabia

Middle East

2007–2008

Children

1167

16.6

EMAa

Low

9/614 (1.46)

17/553 (3.07)

26/1,167 (2.2)

Abu-Zeid15

Arab Emirates

Middle East

2007–2008

Adults

1197

24.8

t-TGa

EMAa

Moderate

1/624 (0.16)

13/573 (2.27)

14/1,197 (1.17)

Makharia16

India

South Asia

2008–2009

*both

10,488

22.45

t-TGa

Moderate

68/5305 (1.28)

83/5183 (1.60)

151/10,488 (1.44)

Makharia16

India

South Asia

2008–2009

Adults

6845

34.4

t-TGa

Moderate

75/6,845 (1.10)

Makharia16

India

South Asia

2008–2009

Children

3643

10.5

t-TGa

Moderate

76/3,643 (2.06)

Yuan17

China

East Asia

2010–2013

Young Adults

19,778

18.8

t-TGa

DGPb

Moderate

2/13,322 (0.01)

9/6,456 (0.14)

11/19,778 (0.06)

Sezgin18

Turkey

Middle East

2011–2013

Adults

1554

42.1

t-TGa,b

DGPa,b

Moderate

2/772 (0.12)

10/782 (0.64)

12/1554 (0.77)

Ramakrishna19

India

South Asia

2011–2013

Adults

23,331

35

t-TGa

Low

58/10,776 (0.5)

100/12,555 (0.8)

158/23,331 (0.68)

Dehghani20

Iran

Middle East

2013

Children

1500

9.5

t-TGa

Low

30/1500 (2)

Hatlani21

Saudi Arabia

Middle East

2012–2014

Children

1141

11

t-TGa

Moderate

12/454 (2.6)

20/687 (3)

32/1,141 (2.8)

Yap22

Malaysia

South Asia

2012–2014

Adults

562

24

AGAa,b

t-TGa,b

EMAa,b

Moderate

1/238 (0.4)

6/324 (1.9)

7/562 (1.25)

  1. EMA Anti-endomysial antibodies, AGA Anti-gliadin antibodies, t-TG tissue transglutaminase, DGP deamidated gliadin peptides.
  2. aIgA.
  3. bIgG.
  4. *Adults and children together.