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Table 2 Demographic characteristics and gastrointestinal symptoms in children undergoing celiac serologic evaluation versus those who did not

From: Interprovider variation of celiac disease testing in childhood chronic abdominal pain

 

Celiac serology evaluation (n = 63)

No celiac serology evaluation (n = 97)

P-value

Age (years)

10.4 ± 3.9

10.6 ± 3.4

.74

BMI%

61.8 ± 28.3

64.2 ± 31.7

.64

Gender

Female: 40 (63.5%)

Female: 62 (63.9%)

.96

Vomiting

14 (22.2%)

24 (24.7%)

.71

Nausea

17 (27.0%)

22 (22.7%)

.54

Constipation

26 (41.3%)

43 (44.3%)

.70

Diarrhea

16 (25.4%)

18 (18.6%)

.07

Bloating

10 (15.9%)

7 (7.2%)

.08

Flatus

11 (17.5%)

8 (8.2%)

.08

Eructation

3 (4.8%)

3 (3.1%)

.59

Weight loss

7 (11.1%)

9 (9.3%)

.71