Table 1.
Coeliac antibody status and height, weight, haemoglobin concentration, and gastrointestinal symptoms. An additional 137 children were tTG antibody positive but IgA-EMA negative
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tTG antibody negative controls
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IgA-EMA positive
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| Median (interquartile range) (n=5333 children) | Median (interquartile range) (n=54 children) | P value | |
| Measurements taken at age 7.5 years | |||
| Height (cm) | 126 (122.4 to 129.6) | 122.1 (118.25 to 125.33) | <0.0001 |
| Weight (kg) | 25.2 (22.8 to 28.0) | 23.4 (21.35 to 25.4) | <0.0001 |
| Standard deviation score for height | 0.23 (−0.43 to 0.88) | −0.53 (−1.01 to −0.00) | <0.0001 |
| Standard deviation score for weight | 0.18 (−0.45 to 0.86) | −0.36 (−1.01 to 0.28) | <0.0001 |
| Haemoglobin concentration (g/l) | 125 (120 to 130) | 123 (118 to 127) | 0.062 |
| No (%) (n=4285 questionnaires) | No (%) (n=42 questionnaires) | Odds ratio (95% CI) | |
| Symptoms reported at age 6.75 years | |||
| Any diarrhoea | 1450 (34) | 21 (50) | 1.96 (1.06 to 3.59) |
| Any vomiting | 1933 (45) | 23 (55) | 1.47 (0.80 to 2.71) |
| Any stomach pains | 2557 (60) | 28 (66) | 1.35 (0.71 to 2.57) |
| Any constipation | 435 (10) | 6 (14) | 1.48 (0.62 to 3.52) |
| ≥3 gastrointestinal symptoms | 931 (22) | 17 (40) | 2.45 (1.33 to 4.5) |