The Risk of Contracting COVID-19 Is Not Increased in Patients With Celiac Disease

Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 Feb;19(2):391-393. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2020.10.009. Epub 2020 Oct 12.

Abstract

The World Health Organization declared coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) a global pandemic in March 2020. Since then, there are more than 34 million cases of COVID-19 leading to more than 1 million deaths worldwide. Numerous studies suggest that celiac disease (CeD), a chronic immune-mediated gastrointestinal condition triggered by gluten, is associated with an increased risk of respiratory infections.1-3 However, how it relates to the risk of COVID-19 is unknown. To address this gap, we conducted a cross-sectional study to evaluate whether patients with self-reported CeD are at an increased risk of contracting COVID-19.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • COVID-19 / epidemiology*
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Celiac Disease / diet therapy
  • Celiac Disease / epidemiology*
  • Celiac Disease / physiopathology
  • Diet, Gluten-Free
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Odds Ratio
  • Risk Factors
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Surveys and Questionnaires