Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of Jewish adolescents and associations to CD

Non-CD (No, %)CD (No, %)Univariate analysis (p value)Multi-variable analysis (OR)CI 95%p Value
1 990 787 (99.47%)10 566 (0.53%)
Age (median, IQR)17.1 (16.9–17.4)17.1 (16.9–17.5)  0.3
Gender (n, %)
 Male1 168 346 (58.6%)5349 (0.46%)
 Female822 441 (41.4%)5217 (0.64%)
Country of birth (n, %)
 Israel1 631 826 (82%)9042 (85.5%)


<0.0001
1


<0.0001
 West133 097 (6.6%)751 (7%)0.90.86 to 0.94
 Former USSR1 864 853 (9.3%)678 (6.5%)0.660.56 to 0.71
 Asia6961 (0.4%)21 (0.2%)0.540.35 to 0.84
 Africa32 864 (1.7%)74 (0.8%)0.420.35 to 0.51
Maternal country of birth (n, %)
 Israel215 509 (14%)1847 (19.5%)


<0.0001
1


  0.001
 West381 198 (24.5%)2919 (30.5%)0.90.84 to 0.95
 Former USSR290 885 (18.5%)1704 (18%)0.680.64 to 0.73
 Asia301 614 (19%)1503 (15.5%)0.580.54 to 0.62
 Africa372 327 (24%)1584 (16.5%)0.400.31 to 0.48
Paternal country of birth (n, %)
 Israel204 355 (13%)1774 (19%)


<0.0001
1


  0.002
 West388 310 (25%)2930 (31%)0.860.81 to 0.91
 Former USSR284 787 (18.5%)1653 (17.5%)0.670.62 to 0.71
 Asia307 725 (20%)1539 (16.5%)0.570.54 to 0.62
 Africa362 374 (23.5%)1506 (16%)0.340.28 to 0.41
Socioeconomic status (n, %)
 High915 762 (46%)6033 (57.1%)

<0.0001
1

<0.0001
 Medium1 015 301 (51%)4332 (41%)0.680.64 to 0.72
 Low59 724 (3%)201 (1.9%)0.540.43 to 0.73
  • CD, coeliac disease.