Trends, geographical variation and factors associated with prescribing of gluten-free foods in English primary care: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

There is substantial disagreement about whether gluten-free foods should be prescribed on the National Health Service. We aim to describe time trends, variation and factors associated with prescribing gluten-free foods in England.

Setting

English primary care.

Participants

English general practices.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

We described long-term national trends in gluten-free prescribing, and practice and Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) level monthly variation in the rate of gluten-free prescribing (per 1000 patients) over time. We used a mixed-effect Poisson regression model to determine factors associated with gluten-free prescribing rate.

Results

There were 1.3 million gluten-free prescriptions between July 2016 and June 2

SUBMITTER: Walker AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5905743 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature