SCR-LIP-000026 · Claim · machine-readable JSON →

The reduced gynoid adiposity associated with celiac disease in NHANES persisted among overweight/obese women (-8.7% overall, p=0.005; -11.3% in obese, p=0.039), arguing against leanness/malnutrition as the sole explanation.

Claim at a glance
Type
clinical association
Knowledge state
Emerging
Evidence certainty
low (GRADE)
Evidence
1 source(s) · by Amato
Dates
2026-05-30 → 2026-05-30

Structured evidence, machine-compiled — not a verdict.

Evidence over time

2025The Lipedema Phenotype is Inversely Associated with Celiac Disease Autoimmunity: Testing the Immunological Shield Hypothesis in NHANES — Amato et al. (2025) · consistent

Evidence (1)

Context (PECO)

Populationoverweight/obese US women (NHANES)
Conditionlipedema
Exposureceliac disease autoimmunity
Comparatornon-celiac overweight/obese women
Outcomegynoid percent fat, BMI-stratified
Scopecross-sectional sensitivity analysis, n=2503 (7 celiac)

Answers these questions

Gaps & caveats

Extremely small cell counts; cannot exclude all reverse causation.

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