IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 539: Tools Used to Measure the Physical State of Women with Celiac Disease: A Review with a Systematic Approach
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 539: Tools Used to Measure the Physical State of Women with Celiac Disease: A Review with a Systematic Approach
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17020539
Authors:
Alejandro Martínez-Rodríguez
Daniela Alejandra Loaiza-Martínez
Javier Sánchez-Sánchez
Pablo J. Marcos-Pardo
Soledad Prats
Fernando Alacid
Jacobo A. Rubio-Arias
Celiac disease (CD) is an immunological disorder that mainly affects the small intestine, generating an inflammatory process in response to the presence of gluten (a protein). Autoimmune diseases are part of a group of diseases that are difficult to diagnose without a specific protocol or consensus to detect them due to the number of symptoms and diseases with which it has a relationship. Therefore, the aim of this review was to analyze the diagnostic tools of CD used in middle-aged women, to compare the use and effectiveness of the different tools, and to propose a strategy for the use of the tools based on the results found in the literature. The present research followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guideline. The search was conducted in the following databases: Scielo, PubMed, Web of Science, and Worldwide Science org. In the initial literature search, 2004 titles and relevant abstracts were found. Among them, 687 were duplicates, leaving 1130 articles. Based on the inclusion criteria, only 41 articles pass...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - Category: Environmental Health Authors: Alejandro Mart ínez-Rodríguez Daniela Alejandra Loaiza-Mart ínez Javier S ánchez-Sánchez Pablo J. Marcos-Pardo Soledad Prats Fernando Alacid Jacobo A. Rubio-Arias Tags: Review Source Type: research