Table 3.

Circulating CD133⁺ and CD34⁺ HSC in GFD-treated coeliac patients during follow-up

Timing	T0		T7d		T1m		T3m		T6m		T12m		T24m
HSC	CD133	CD34	CD133	CD34	CD133	CD34	CD133	CD34	CD133	CD34	CD133	CD34	CD133	CD34
Mean %	0.020	0.166	0.745	2.988	0.520	0.626	0.120	0.143	0.091	0.106	0.028	0.042	0.011	0.029
SD %	0.006	0.063	0.125	0.407	0.092	0.093	0.047	0.019	0.024	0.017	0.020	0.008	0.004	0.012
p value versus ctrls	<0.05	<0.05	<0.05	<0.05	<0.05	<0.05	<0.05	<0.05	<0.05	<0.05	NS	NS	NS	NS
p value versus T0 CD			<0.05	<0.05	<0.05	<0.05	<0.05	NS	<0.05	<0.05	NS	<0.05	<0.05	<0.05

The last two rows represent the p values of the comparison between controls and active CD patients at the various time-points.

SD standard deviation, T0 baseline, T7 7 days following gluten removal from diet, T1m, T3m, T6m, T12m and T24m 1, 3, 6, 12 and 24 months following gluten removal from diet, respectively, NS non-significant.