INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of @entity66 in @entity1 of a basic health area in Valencia, on the Mediterranean coast, and describe their sociodemographic and clinical features. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A descriptive, cross-sectional, observational study was conducted on a target population of the inhabitants of the Basic Health Area 14(th), Health Department X  tiva-Ontinyent, in Valencia, comprising the municipalities of Ontinyent, Aielo de Malferit, and Fontanars dels Alforins. INCLUSION CRITERIA: the @entity1 belongs to a quota of Primary Care in the basic health area and the diagnosis of @entity66 was active in the computerised medical records. EXCLUSION CRITERIA: the @entity1 did not have any serology or intestinal biopsy compatible with @entity66 . The study included 115 @entity1 , selected to complete an interviewer-administered questionnaire. As 9 @entity1 did not respond, the study was performed with 106 @entity1 . RESULTS: The prevalence of @entity66 is 0.26%, and higher among @entity1 than among @entity1 (2.31: 1), with a statistically significant difference. The mean age of the @entity1 was 29.71 years. The mean diagnostic delay was 5.15 years, and among the paediatric population it was 0.68 years. There were no statistically significant differences between @entity1 (60) born in spring and summer, and the 46 born in autumn and winter. The prevalence of @entity66 among first-degree relatives was 7.06%. CONCLUSIONS: @entity66 is an underdiagnosed condition in our environment, especially among adults, so knowledge and awareness about this disease by general practitioners is necessary.

[Prevalence and features of XXXX in the Mediterranean area of Spain].

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'patients', 'patient', 'people', 'men'] @entity66 :: ('MESH:D004194', 'Disease') :: ['Coeliac disease', 'coeliac disease']
@entity66 :: (MESH:D004194,Disease) :: ['coeliac disease']
