Adherence to a gluten-free diet and quality of life in Chilean celiac patients.

Introduction: a gluten-free diet (GFD) is the treatment for celiac disease (CD), with adherence oscillating between 42 % and 91 %. The purpose of this study was to assess adherence to GFD and its relation to quality of life in Chilean celiac patients.

Methods: three surveys were performed on-line: sociodemographic-health status, adherence to GFD and quality of life.

[A national online survey applied to patients with celiac disease in Chile].

Background: Celiac disease (CD) is an immune-mediated enteropathy triggered by the ingestion of gluten in genetically susceptible individuals. Its prevalence in Europe and the USA is 0.5 to 1%.