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In this study, data about diagnosis, education, quality of life (QoL) and anti-transglutaminase (anti-TG2) titers of 160 coeliac children were collected. For the assessment of diet adherence, all participants completed the questionnaire modified from Leffler et al. (2009), while a random sample of 37 also underwent an extensive dietary interview. According to the questionnaire, diet adherence was excellent in 95 (59.4%), fair in 46 (28.8%) and low in 19 (11.9%) patients. Children diagnosed with biopsy showed better adherence than those with a biopsy-sparing approach (p = 0.036). Adherence to GFD tended to worsen during the follow up, with the average length of follow up being associated with lower scores of diet adherence (p = 0.009). Moreover, adherence to GFD decreased throughout school career, dropping from elementary until high school (p = 0.037). A positive correlation was observed between adherence to GFD and growth percentiles, which increased when higher scores of adherence were achieved. Diet adherence positively correlated with QoL (p = 0.001). In conclusion, the questionnaire displayed good sensitivity in detecting problems in diet adherence, being useful as a screening tool. Better comprehension of influencing factors and outcomes may allow the development of new strategies to improve diet adherence.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/nu12123802","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,12,13]],"date-time":"2020-12-13T20:56:57Z","timestamp":1607893017000},"page":"3802","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":31,"title":["Adherence to Gluten-Free Diet in Coeliac Paediatric Patients Assessed through a Questionnaire Positively Influences Growth and Quality of Life"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"12","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2407-2303","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Deianira","family":"Pedoto","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medical Translational Sciences, University Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Riccardo","family":"Troncone","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medical Translational Sciences, University Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy"},{"name":"European Laboratory for the Investigation of Food-Induced Diseases, University Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Margherita","family":"Massitti","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medical Translational Sciences, University Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Luigi","family":"Greco","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medical Translational Sciences, University Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy"},{"name":"European Laboratory for the Investigation of Food-Induced Diseases, University Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Renata","family":"Auricchio","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medical Translational Sciences, University Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy"},{"name":"European Laboratory for the Investigation of Food-Induced Diseases, University Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,12,11]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"593","DOI":"10.1111\/jhn.12375","article-title":"Coeliac disease and the gluten-free diet: A review of the burdens; factors associated with adherence and impact on health-related quality of life, with specific focus on adolescence","volume":"29","author":"White","year":"2016","journal-title":"J. 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