Table I.

Demographic and clinical comparison of HP (+) and HP (–) patients with celiac disease

Parameter	HP (+) celiac disease (n = 70)	HP (–) celiac disease (n = 186)	P-value
Age	11 ±3.8	7.6 ±4.2	0.005
Male	36 (51%)	83 (47%)	0.399
Female	34 (49%)	103 (54%)	0.201
Growth failure	48 (69%)	124 (67%)	0.881
Inappetence	12 (17%)	28 (15%)	0.701
Asthenia	21 (10%)	19 (30%)	0.005
Nausea	4 (6%)	9 (5%)	0.755
Vomiting	3 (4%)	18 (10%)	0.206
Abdominal pain	28 (40%)	70 (38%)	0.774
Distension	21 (30%)	26 (14%)	0.006
Diarrhea	27 (39%)	36 (19%)	0.002
Constipation	4 (6%)	48 (26%)	0.002

HP – Helicobacter pylori.