Table 1.
Descriptive data of the study populations at diagnosis (T0) and recruitment (T1)
| Variable | Israel | Italy | P-value |
| n | 70 | 44 | |
| Sex (female) | 71.40% | 59.10% | 0.176 |
| Age at diagnosis (mo) | 77.0 ± 43.5 | 68.7 ± 48.5 | 0.185 |
| Duration of GFD (mo) | 38.9 ± 30.4 | 69.7 ± 55.6 | < 0.00011 |
| Weight Z-score | |||
| T0 | -0.405 ± 1.21 | -0.931 ± 1.36 | 0.357 |
| T1 | -0.172 ± 1.25 | -0.240 ± 1.19 | 0.881 |
| Height Z-score | |||
| T0 | -0.397 ± 1.14 | -0.682 ± 1.40 | 0.455 |
| T1 | -0.192 ± 1.78 | -0.310 ± 1.02 | 0.227 |
| BMI Z-score | |||
| T0 | -0.103 ± 1.1 | -0.369 ± 1.0 | 0.489 |
| T1 | -0.025 ± 1.2 | -0.162 ± 1.2 | 0.760 |
1
Statistically significant. Values are mean ± SD or number of subjects (percentage). BMI: Body mass index; GFD: gluten-free diet.