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

BMI: body mass index; CD: celiac disease; NS: not significant; NA: not applicable; GFD: gluten-free diet; tTGA; tissue transglutaminase antibodies; Pts: patients.