Research Article

Breg Cells in Celiac Disease Isolated or Associated to Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis

Table 1

Anthropometric and biochemical characteristics of patients.

HDHTHT + CDCD

Subjects (no.)910109N/A
Sex (women/male)8W/1M8W/2M9W/1M9WN/A
Age (years) median (IQ1-IQ3)49 (39–54)47 (42–57)39 (22–49)37 (29–44)ns
Weight (Kg) median (IQ1-IQ3)67 (60–72)67 (60–79)54 (51–58)60 (56–72)0.0448
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) median (IQ1-IQ3)190 (173–210)201 (186–226)177 (147–201)174 (150–198)ns
Triglycerides (mg/dL) median (IQ1-IQ3)101 (90–126)120 (100–136)82 (61–110)77 (57–109)0.0431
TSH at first examination (mU/L) median (IQ1-IQ3)1.20 (0.90–2.1)12.80 (10.96–17.7)14.50 (12.95–16.52)1.48 (0.99–2.13)N/A
TSH under L-T4 therapy (mU/L) median (IQ1-IQ3)N/A1.22 (0.96–1.72)1.10 (0.95–1.52)N/Ans

HT = Hashimoto’s thyroiditis; CD = celiac disease.