Table 2

Prevalence of positive coeliac disease (CD) serology across ethnocultural groups*

Ethnocultural groupCases (n)Prevalence (% (95% CI))
Total population (n=2832)250.88 (0.57 to 1.30)
Caucasian (n=1490)221.48 (0.93 to 2.23)
East Asian (n=614)0–
South Asian (n=222)0–
Other (n=272)20.74 (0.09 to 2.63)
Unknown (n=234)10.43 (0.01 to 2.36)
  • *Cases of CD were determined by measuring levels of antitissue transglutaminase (anti-tTG) IgA antibodies and previous diagnosis. tTG IgG antibodies were assessed in cases of IgA deficiency.