Research Article

Oxidative and Antioxidative Status of Children with Celiac Disease Treated with a Gluten Free-Diet

Table 2

Biochemical parameters in children with CD and healthy controls.

VariablesChildren with CD ()Healthy controls
()
value

TOC (mmol/L)+0.23 (0.13–0.35)0.27 (0.16–0.36)0.608
TAC (mmol/L)++1.38 (0.60)1.35 (0.42)0.815
Ox-LDL (ng/mL)+125.4 (68.6–242.0)147.4 (56.5–446.8)0.796
OSI+0.16 (0.07–0.36)0.20 (0.14–0.27)0.535
CRP (mg/L)+0.29 (0.15–0.50)0.40 (0.14–0.90)0.355
Ferritin (ng/mL)+81.0 (33.1–120.0)43.4 (26.3–60.1)0.027
Uric acid (mg/dL)+4.4 (4.0–5.4)4.4 (4.1–4.9)0.868
Vitamin E (μmol/L)+17.8 (15.3–19.7)18.7 (14.7–20.9)0.952
Vitamin A (μmol/L)++2.0 (0.42)1.6 (0.56)0.026
Cholesterol total (mg/dL)++167.7 (24.6)166.9 (24.5)0.903
Cholesterol HDL (mg/dL)++56.7 (21.8)59.8 (15.1)0.567
Cholesterol LDL (mg/dL)+97.0 (83.0–126.0)95.5 (81.5–117.0)0.601
Triglycerides (mg/dL)+68.5 (48.0–104.0)61.0 (48.0–100.0)0.781

+Data are presented as median value and interquartile ranges (1Q–3Q). ++Data are presented as mean value and standard deviation (SD). Statistically significant differences (). TOC: total oxidant capacity; TAC: total antioxidant capacity; ox-LDL: oxidized low-density lipoprotein; OSI: oxidative stress index; CRP: C-reactive protein.