Research Article

Antithyroid Antibodies and Thyroid Function in Pediatric Patients with Celiac Disease

Table 1

Characteristics of pediatric patients with celiac disease.

CD patientsThyroid antibodies (+)
()
Thyroid antibodies (−)
()

Age at diagnosis (year)0.004
Gender (male/female)0.57 : 1 (4/7)0.6 : 1 (21/35)1.00
Weight
 <3rd percentile6 (54.5%)29 (51.7%)1.00
 >3rd percentile5 (45.4%)27 (48.2%)0.82
Height
 <3rd percentile6 (54.5%)27 (48.2%)0.75
 >3rd percentile5 (45.4%)29 (51.7%)0.70
Clinical presentation
 Typical9 (81.8%)32 (57.1%)0.18
 Atypical2 (18.1%)24 (42.8%)0.12
Compliance to GFD
 Compliant7 (63.6%)30 (53.5%)0.74
 Noncompliant4 (36.3%)26 (46.4%)0.54
Duration of follow-up0.31
Laboratory findings
 TSH (mU/L)0.95
 FT4 (ng/dL)0.58
 FT3 (pmol/L)0.61

GFD: gluten-free diet; TSH: thyrotropin (thyroid-stimulating hormone); FT4: free thyroxine; FT3: free triiodothyronine.
is statistically significant.