Table 2.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants.
| Variable | Healthy Siblings (n = 17) |
Celiac Children (n = 17) |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 11.25 (4.23) | 9.39 (2.77) | 0.145 |
| Sex (female, n [%]) | 10 (58.8) | 13 (76.4) | 0.271 |
| Weight (kg) | 38.54 (16.9) | 30 (9.63) | 0.082 |
| Height (cm) | 140.66 (20.32) | 131.2 (19.56) | 0.178 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 18.5 (3.98) | 17 (1.58) | 0.166 |
| Moderate physical activity (min/week) | 69.64 (37) | 81.4 (56.9) | 0.52 |
| Mediterranean Diet adherence n (%) | |||
| Low | 1 (5.9) | 1 (5.9) | |
| Medium | 8 (47.1) | 7 (41.2) | 0.936 |
| High | 7 (41.2) | 8 (47.1) | |
| Diet | |||
| Less than 12 months on a GFD | 5 | ||
| More than 12 months on a GFD | 12 | ||
| HLA DR-DQ genotype | |||
| Negative | 5 | 0 | |
| HLA-DQ2+ | 11 | 14 | |
| HLA DQ8+ | 0 | 0 | |
| HLA-DQ2+DQ8+ | 1 | 3 |
SD: standard deviation; Values shown as mean (standard deviation) unless otherwise indicated; MD: Mediterranean Diet; and GFD: gluten-free diet.