Table 1.

Frequencies of clinical manifestations related to the degree of histological severity

	Normal mucosa (Marsh 0) n = 6 (%)	LE (Marsh I) n = 9 (%)	Atrophy (Marsh III) n = 6 (%)	Pvalue
Flatulence	4 (66.7)	6 (66.7)	4 (66.7)	1
Distension	2 (33.4)	7 (77.8)	4 (66.7)	0.282
Abdominal pain	0 (0.0)	6 (66.7)	4 (66.7)	0.029
Diarrhea	1 (16.7)	4 (44.5)	4 (66.7)	0.300
Asthenia	2 (33.4)	2 (22.3)	4 (66.7)	0.213
Anemia	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (16.7)	0.571
Hypertransaminasemia	1 (16.7)	1 (11.9)	2 (33.3)	0.783

Statistical comparisons were made by an extension of Fisher’s exact test (Freeman-Halton test).