Table 3.
Mean ± standards deviation of the laboratory findings in patients with complicated coeliac disease (cases) and in coeliac patients responding to a gluten-free diet (controls)
| Cases | Controls | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Haemoglobin (g/dL) |
11.0 ± 2.1 |
12.0 ± 2.2 |
0.0038 |
|
RDW (%) |
13.8 ± 2.0 |
15.4 ± 6.9 |
NS |
|
ESR* (mm/h) |
20 (9–35) |
10 (6.8-15) |
0.005 |
|
CRP* (mg/dL) |
0.9 (0.5-1.9) |
0.4 (0.3-0.5) |
< 0.0001 |
|
Albumin (g/dL) |
3.2 ± 0.7 |
4.1 ± 0.6 |
0.0001 |
|
Na+ (mEq/L) |
137.9 ± 6.9 |
141.1 ± 3.5 |
0.03 |
|
K+ (mEq/L) |
4.1 ± 0.7 |
4.3 ± 0.4 |
0.02 |
|
Ca++ (mEq/L) |
8.2 ± 1.2 |
9.2 ± 0.5 |
< 0.0001 |
|
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) |
145.9 ± 39.7 |
183.3 ± 45.7 |
< 0.0001 |
|
Triglycerides (mg/dL) |
110.3 ± 61.3 |
102.5 ± 46.7 |
NS |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 90.0 ± 14.8 | 89.7 ± 18.8 | NS |
*median and 25th-75th inter-quartile range.