Subclinical Cardiac Dysfunction in Children with Coeliac Disease: Is the Gluten-Free Diet Effective?
Table 1
Demographic data of the groups.
Group 1 EmA (+) (: 26)
Group 2 EmA (−) (: 49)
Control (: 30)
Age (months)
109.6 ± 56.6d
111.9 ± 55.2d
116.53 ± 48.58d
Sex (male/female)
18/26d
7/49d
17/30b,c
Weight (kg)
30.7 ± 13.2d,e
34.4 ± 14.2d,f
50.93 ± 13.18e,f
Height (cm)
122.8 ± 28.3d,e
126.0 ± 27.5d,f
158.03 ± 12.75e,f
Heart rate (beat/minute)
91.0 ± 8.1d
91.1 ± 15.8d
91.50 ± 16.11d
Arterial tension systolic (mmHg)
96.6 ± 7.1d
94.1 ± 7.4d
95.33 ± 8.19d
Arterial tension diastolic (mmHg)
52.1 ± 7.6d
50.1 ± 6.5d
52.00 ± 5.19d
Age at diagnosis (months)
88.6 ± 49.6d
79.9 ± 49.8d
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Mean follow up period (months)
20.6 ± 18.8a
34.2 ± 28.1a
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Hb (g/dl)
12.2 ± 1.8
12.7 ± 1.3
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MCV (fl)
76.4 ± 7.6a
80.2 ± 5.9a
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MCH
26.0 ± 3.3
27.1 ± 2.4
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MCHC
33.2 ± 1.7
33.7 ± 1.5
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RDW
14.6 ± 2.2a
13.4 ± 2.1a
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Ferritin (ng/mL)
17.3 ± 15.4
20.1 ± 16.1
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aGroup 1 and group 2 statistically significant ().
bGroup 1 and control group statistically significant ().
cGroup 2 and control group statistically significant ().
dGroup 1 and group 2 statistically not significant ().
eGroup 1 and control group statistically significant ().
fGroup 2 and control group statistically significant (). Hb: hemoglobin, Htc: hematocrit, MCV: mean corpuscular volume, MCH: mean corpuscular hemoglobin, MCHC: mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, RDW: red blood cell distribution.