Prevalence of Esophageal Eosinophilia, Eosinophilic Esophagitis, and Lymphocytic Gastritis in Children with Celiac Disease: A Saudi Tertiary Center Experience

Table 1

Baseline clinical and demographic characteristics of the study cohort at diagnosis (n = 75).

Variable	Mean ± SD, n (%)
Demographics
Age (years)	12.1 ± 4.5
Male, gender	41 (54.7%)
Clinical manifestations
Short stature	41 (54.7%)
Weight loss	26 (34.7%)
Abdominal pain	25 (33.3%)
Abdominal distension	22 (29.3%)
Loss of appetite	22 (29.3%)
Diarrhea	18 (24%)
Vomiting	16 (21.3%)
Pallor	10 (13.3%)
Joint and bone pain	9 (12%)
Mouth ulcers	8 (10.7%)
Arthritis	6 (8%)
Lethargy	6 (8%)
Laboratory findings
Tissue transglutaminase-IgA	171 ± 90.5
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	12 ± 1.6
Albumin (g/L)	37.7 ± 6.8
25-Hydorxyvitamin (ng/mL)	47.6 ± 28
Histopathological marsh scoring
Marsh 3a	15 (20%)
Marsh 3b	36 (48%)
Marsh 3c	24 (32%)