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Table 2 Examples of descriptors for the strong evidence group. Boldfaced terms are discouraged by Oslo Group

From: Prevalence of celiac disease in primary care: the need for its own code

Rank

Descriptor

n

Percentage

Cumulative percentage

1.

Celiac Disease NC

1,972

43.5

43.5

2.

Celiac, Disease

1,539

33.9

77.4

3.

Enteropathy by gluten

368

8.1

85.6

4.

Gluten enteropat. by

141

3.1

88.7

5.

Coeliac Disease

126

2.8

91.4

6.

Intolerance to gluten

27

0.6

92

7.

Celiac

17

0.4

92.4

8.

Gluten Intolerance

15

0.3

92.7

9.

Adult Celiac Disease

6

0.1

92.9

10.

Coeliac

5

0.1

93

11.

Intolerance to gluten and lactose

5

0.1

93.1

12.

Others

313

6.9

100

  1. Note: Authors have decided to literally translate the terms into English, as they appear to GPs in the clinical records, to show the abuse of slightly different terms when referring to Celiac Disease