Table 2. Clinical features of the subjects included in this study.
| Celiac disease (n = 20) | Controls (n = 20) | Mann-Whitney | Effect size | ||||
| median | (25th-75th quartile) | median | (25th-75th quartile) | U | p< | Cohen's d | |
| Age, years | 33.0 | (24.0–45.0) | 29.5 | (26.0–45.5) | 180 | NS | −0.123 |
| Education, years | 13.0 | (9.0–13.0) | 14.0 | (13.5–14.0) | 133 | NS | −0.402 |
| MMSE | 30.0 | (29.0–30.0) | 30.0 | (28.8–30.0) | 182 | NS | 0.183 |
| 17 item-HDRS | 7.0 | (2.0–9.0) | 2.0 | (0.0–4.0) | 98 | 0.0058 | 1.451 |
| Chi2 | p< | ||||||
| Sex, males/females | 4/16 | 8/12 | 1.90 | NS | |||
| Handedness, right/left | 18/2 | 18/2 | 0.00 | NS | |||
| Neurological signs, yes/no | 3/17 | 0/20 | 3.24 | NS | |||
| Comorbidity, yes/no | 9/11 | 0/20 | 11.60 | 0.001 | |||
| SCID-I, yes/no | 5/15 | 0/20 | 5.71 | 0.017 | |||
MMSE = Mini Mental State Examination; HDRS = Hamilton Depression Rating Scale; SCID-I = Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I.