Increased Frequency of Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura in Coeliac Disease and Vice Versa: A Prospective Observational Study

Table 1

Characteristics of the patients enrolled in the study.

Characteristics	CD patients	ITP patients
Number of patients	261	32
Mean age (years)	47.0 ± 16.1	57.8 ± 17.4
Sex (M/F)	49/212	15/17
BMI (kg/m^2)	22.3 ± 3.9	26.4 ± 3.6
History of coexisting CD and ITP
Absent	259 (99.2%)	30 (93.7%)
Present	2 (0.8%)	2 (6.3%)

Body mass index.