Association of Tissue Transglutaminase Antibody Titer with Duodenal Histological Changes in Children with Celiac Disease

Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients.

Variable	Frequency	Percentage
Sex
Female	49	60.5
Male	32	39.5
Diabetes
Yes	20	24.7
No	61	75.3
Hypothyroidism
Yes	10	12.3
No	71	87.7
Gastrointestinal symptoms
Yes	38	46.9
No	43	53.1
Short stature
Yes	38	46.9
No	43	53.1
Family history of celiac
Yes	21	25.9
No	60	74.1
Histopathology changes
Yes	66	81.5
No (silent)	15	18.5
Marsh grading of histopathology changes
Marsh 0	15	18.5
Marsh I	3	3.7
Marsh II	14	17.3
Marsh III	49	60.5
tTG titer
<180	30	37
≥180	51	63