Celiac disease and anorexia nervosa: a nationwide study
METHODS: Register-based cohort and case-control study including women with CD (n= 17
959) and sex-and age-matched population-based controls (n= 89 379). CD (villous atrophy)
was identified through the histopathology records of Sweden's 28 pathology departments.
Inpatient and hospital-based outpatient records were used to identify AN. Hazard ratios for
incident AN diagnosis were estimated by using stratified Cox regression with CD diagnosis
as a time-dependent exposure variable. In the secondary analyses, we used conditional …
959) and sex-and age-matched population-based controls (n= 89 379). CD (villous atrophy)
was identified through the histopathology records of Sweden's 28 pathology departments.
Inpatient and hospital-based outpatient records were used to identify AN. Hazard ratios for
incident AN diagnosis were estimated by using stratified Cox regression with CD diagnosis
as a time-dependent exposure variable. In the secondary analyses, we used conditional …