Research Article
Increased Mercury Levels in Patients with Celiac Disease following a Gluten-Free Regimen
Table 1
Clinical and demographic parameters of the enrolled subjects.
| | Untreated CD () | Treated CD () | Healthy controls () | |
| Age (years) | 40.4 ± 7.5 | 40.1 ± 9.7 | 39.6 ± 10.9 | NS | Male/female | 3/7 | 3/17 | 4/16 | NS | Weight (Kg) | 57.0 ± 11.2 | 60.2 ± 8.4 | 62.1 ± 10.4 | NS | Height (cm) | 167.7 ± 5.0 | 165.7 ± 6.6 | 169.8 ± 9.0 | NS | BMI | 20.2 ± 3.6 | 21.9 ± 3.0 | 21.8 ± 2.8 | NS | tTGA (positive %) | 100 | 0 | 0 | NA | Villous atrophy (Pts %) | 100 | 0 | 0 | NA | GFD (years) | NA | 8.2 ± 8.2 | NA | NA |
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BMI: body mass index; CD: celiac disease; NS: not significant; NA: not applicable; GFD: gluten-free diet; tTGA; tissue transglutaminase antibodies; Pts: patients.
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