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We used Cox regression to examine mortality according to follow\u2010up biopsy.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The mean age of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CD<\/jats:styled-content> diagnosis was 28.4; 63% were female; and the median follow\u2010up after diagnosis was 11.5\u00a0years. The overall mortality rate of patients who underwent follow\u2010up biopsy was lower than that of those who did not undergo follow\u2010up biopsy (Hazard Ratio 0.88, 95% <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CI<\/jats:styled-content>: 0.80\u20130.96). Of the 7648 patients who underwent follow\u2010up biopsy, persistent <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">VA<\/jats:styled-content> was present in 3317 (43%). There were 606 (8%) deaths. Patients with persistent <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">VA<\/jats:styled-content> were not at increased risk of death compared with those with mucosal healing (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">HR<\/jats:styled-content>: 1.01; 95% <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CI<\/jats:styled-content>: 0.86\u20131.19). Mortality was not increased in children with persistent <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">VA<\/jats:styled-content> (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">HR<\/jats:styled-content>: 1.09 95% <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CI<\/jats:styled-content>: 0.37\u20133.16) or adults (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">HR<\/jats:styled-content> 1.00 95% <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CI<\/jats:styled-content>: 0.85\u20131.18), including adults older than age 50\u00a0years (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">HR<\/jats:styled-content>: 0.96 95% <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CI<\/jats:styled-content>: 0.80\u20131.14).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Persistent <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">villous atrophy<\/jats:styled-content> is not associated with increased mortality in <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">coeliac disease<\/jats:styled-content>. 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