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Table 1 Characteristics of the Study Participants

From: Role of age in dynamics of autoantibodies in pediatric Celiac disease

Groups of patients

Biopsy-sparing

Low titer CD

Moderate titer CD

Potential CD

Number of patients

295

142

62

20

Males

99

56

24

7

Females

196

86

38

13

Age, median [IQR]

4.4 [2.60–8.52]

8.5 [5.81–11.06]

9.5 [6.26–12.76]

3.6 [2.47–6.91]

Median TGA-IgA (ULN)

 > 10

2.2

9.03

1.81

EMA positive (n. of patients)

295

113

60

15

EMA negative (n. of patients)

0

29

2

5

  1. Legend: CD Celiac disease, TGA-IgA autoantibodies IgA anti-tissue transglutaminase 2, IQR interquartile ranges, ULN upper limit of normal, EMA IgA anti-endomysial