TABLE 3.
Median concentrations of CD-specific Abs and differences between younger (≤3-year-old) and older (>3-year-old) children among the biopsy-positive group
| Parameter | Result for indicated group |
P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≤3-yr-old | >3-yr-old | ||
| No. of children | 26 | 59 | |
| IgA concn (mg/dl) | 86.8 | 121.0 | 0.045 |
| Result for: | |||
| tTG-IgA Celikey assay (IU/ml) | 119.1 | 29.9 | 0.017 |
| EMA (reciprocal of endpoint titer) | 160 | 160 | 0.102 |
| tTG-IgG Celikey assay (IU/ml) | 28.0 | 8.5 | 0.007 |
| DGP (IgG+IgA) screen (U) | 95.9 | 68.1 | 0.007 |
| tTG-IgA Immulite 2000 assay (IU/ml) | 71.6 | 42.5 | 0.398 |