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Abstract
An epidemiologic study of coeliac disease in a geographically defined area of Sweden showed that the prevalence was 95.5/105 inhabitants aged 15 years or more. The highest prevalence, 178/105 inhabitants, was found in the age group 65–74 years. The lowest prevalence, 39/105 inhabitants, was found in patients aged 15–24 years. Among the associated diseases an especially high incidence of associated thyroid disease was observed: thyrotoxicosis occurred in 5.0% and hypothyroidism in 5.8% of the patients.