Research Article

A Canadian Study toward Changing Local Practice in the Diagnosis of Pediatric Celiac Disease

Table 3

Fecal calprotectin results.

All celiac patientsSerological diagnosis
()
Biopsy diagnosis
()
Laboratory normal cut-off

Baseline§67.5
(4.9–3068)
89.6
(6.0–3068)
51.4
(4.9–1755)
<50

()()
Follow-up§33
(1.11–736.5)
37.1
(5.7–319.5)
15.9
(1.11–736.5)
<50

Data is expressed as median and range.
Significantly different from normal laboratory cut-off (<50) (, Mann-Whitney test or Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test).
§Significantly different between diagnostic groups (, Mann-Whitney test).