Research Article

Bone Mineral Density at Diagnosis of Celiac Disease and after 1 Year of Gluten-Free Diet

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of study population.

Celiac disease ()169

Female (, %)146, 86.4%
Male (, %)23, 13.6%
F/M ratio6.3 : 1
Average age (years, SD)38.9 ± 12.6
Premenopausal female (, %)104, 61.5%
Postmenopausal female (, %)42, 24.9%

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