Table 1.
Demographic characteristics and laboratory findings of study population
| Variables | Celiac (n = 73) | Control (n = 73) | P value |
| Gender (male), n (%) | 15 (20.5) | 18 (24.7) | 0.553 |
| Age (yr) | 44.1 ± 13 | 43.7 ± 13.6 | 0.866 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.5 ± 4.7 | 24.9 ± 4.7 | 0.867 |
| Smoking, n (%) | |||
| Non-smokers | 49 (67.1) | 50 (68.5) | |
| Smokers | 18 (24.7) | 17 (23.3) | 0.981 |
| Quit smoking | 6 (8.2) | 6 (8.2) | |
| Alcohol, n (%) | 2 (2.7) | - | - |
| Duration of disease (yr) | 6 (1-25) | - | - |
| Total protein (g/L) | 7.4 ± 0.6 | 7.4 ± 0.5 | 0.964 |
| Albumin (g/L) | 4.4 ± 0.3 | 4.1 ± 0.3 | 0.002a |
| ALT (IU/L) | 23 (8) | 20 (7) | 0.035a |
| AST (IU/L) | 20 (12) | 17 (9) | 0.002a |
| CRP (mg/L) | 3.5 (8.4) | 1.2 (2) | 0.008a |
| Native thiol (μmol/L) | 322.7 ± 39.7 | 339.6 ± 51.3 | 0.027a |
| Total thiol (μmol/L) | 343.7 ± 41.9 | 360.4 ± 50.3 | 0.031a |
| Disulphide (μmol/L) | 13.0 ± 3.7 | 10.2 ± 3.9 | < 0.001a |
| Disulphide/native thiol (%) | 3.8 ± 1.2 | 2.8 ± 1.1 | < 0.001a |
| Disulphide/total thiol (%) | 4.1 ± 1.4 | 2.9 ± 1.1 | < 0.001a |
| Native thiol/total thiol (%) | 93.8 ± 2.6 | 94.3 ± 5.7 | 0.553 |
a
P < 0.05. BMI: Body mass index; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; CRP: C-reactive protein.