Table 1.
Physical activity, Mediterranean Diet adherence, sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the study participants.
| Variable | Celiac Disease Group (n = 59) |
Non-Celiac Group (n = 40) |
p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 10.0 (3.3) | 11.2 (3.9) | 0.096 |
| Sex (female, n [%]) | 40 (67.8) | 17 (42.5) | 0.012 |
| Physical activity (min/day) (n = 91) | |||
| Sedentary time | 475.4 (137.8) | 473.1 (97.6) | 0.934 |
| Moderate physical activity | 67.5 (43.1) | 61.7 (46.9) | 0.549 |
| Vigorous physical activity | 55.4 (42.2) | 52.3 (43.7) | 0.745 |
| Mediterranean Diet adherence, (n [%]) | |||
| Low Mediterranean Diet adherence | 5 (8.5) | 1 (2.5) | 0.416 |
| Medium Mediterranean Diet adherence | 29 (49.2) | 23 (57.5) | |
| High Mediterranean Diet adherence | 25 (42.4) | 16 (40.0) | |
| Following a GFD for at least 18 months, (n [%]) | |||
| Yes | 18 (30.5) | - | |
| No | 41 (69.5) | - | |
| Parents’ marital status (married, n [%]) (n = 77) | 43 (97.7) | 33 (100.0) | 0.383 |
| Other diseases (yes, n [%]) (n = 63) | 4 (11.4) | 1 (3.6) | 0.252 |
Values are shown as mean (standard deviation) unless otherwise indicated. GFD, gluten-free diet.