Table 1.

Descriptive statistics of subjects with type 1 diabetes and their CD-associated antibodies.

Participants (n = 167, Plus 1 Patient with Previously Diagnosed CD)	Characteristic
Mean age years (range)	12.4 (2.6–18.9)
Male gender	83 (49.7%)
	Antibody status (%)
Positive EMA-IgA only	2 (1.2)
Positive tTG-IgA only	15 (9.0)
Positive EMA-IgA and tTG-IgA	11 (6.6)
Positive EMA-IgA and/or tTG-IgA	28 (16.8)
Both antibodies negative	139 (83.2)

(CD = celiac disease; EMA = antibody to endomysium, tTG = antibody to tissue transglutaminase; IgA = immunoglobulin A).