A Canadian Study toward Changing Local Practice in the Diagnosis of Pediatric Celiac Disease
Table 2
Permeability results.
All celiac patients
Serological diagnosis ()
Biopsy diagnosis ()
Control ()
Baseline
L : M
0.043 (0.011–0.29)
0.049 (0.022–0.292)
0.034 (0.011–0.155)
0.022 (0.010–0.072)
% FES
0.087 (0.003–0.448)
0.086 (0.011–0.448)
0.092 (0.003–0.27)
0.045 (0.010–0.530)
()
()
()
Follow-up
L : M
0.024 (0.011–0.317)
0.022 (0.012–0.317)
0.025 (0.011–0.042)
0.022 (0.010–0.072)
% FES
0.044 (0.00–0.878)
0.040 (0.00–0.259)
0.047 (0.00–0.878)
0.045 (0.010–0.530)
Data is expressed as median and range. % FES, percentage fractional excretion of sucrose; L : M, lactulose-to-mannitol ratio. Significantly different from control (, Mann-Whitney test or Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test).