Table 9.
Bone mineral density in celiac and non-celiac children and adolescents.
| Total Sample | Boys | Girls | Children (4–12 Years) |
Adolescents (13–18 Years) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celiac (n = 70) |
Non-Celiac (n = 67) |
Celiac (n = 35) |
Non-Celiac (n = 41) |
Celiac (n = 35) |
Non-Celiac (n = 26) |
Celiac (n = 56) |
Non-Celiac (n = 46) |
Celiac (n = 14) |
Non-Celiac (n = 21) |
|
| BMD (g/cm2) |
0.522 (0.467–0.593) | 0.517 (0.464–0.576) | 0.540 (0.468–0.565) | 0.520 (0.466–0.568) | 0.515 (0.454–0.575) | 0.505 (0.459–0.614) | 0.517 (0.458–0.579) | 0.514 (0.464–0.552) | 0.602 (0.501–0.720) | 0.517 (0.459–0.633) |
Results are expressed as median and range (P25–P75).