Table 3 Mean ± standards deviation of the laboratory findings in patients with complicated coeliac disease (cases) and in coeliac patients responding to a gluten-free diet (controls)
Cases | Controls | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
Haemoglobin (g/dL) | 11.0 ± 2.1 | 12.0 ± 2.2 | 0.0038 |
RDW (%) | 13.8 ± 2.0 | 15.4 ± 6.9 | NS |
ESR* (mm/h) | 20 (9–35) | 10 (6.8-15) | 0.005 |
CRP* (mg/dL) | 0.9 (0.5-1.9) | 0.4 (0.3-0.5) | < 0.0001 |
Albumin (g/dL) | 3.2 ± 0.7 | 4.1 ± 0.6 | 0.0001 |
Na + (mEq/L) | 137.9 ± 6.9 | 141.1 ± 3.5 | 0.03 |
K + (mEq/L) | 4.1 ± 0.7 | 4.3 ± 0.4 | 0.02 |
Ca ++ (mEq/L) | 8.2 ± 1.2 | 9.2 ± 0.5 | < 0.0001 |
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 145.9 ± 39.7 | 183.3 ± 45.7 | < 0.0001 |
Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 110.3 ± 61.3 | 102.5 ± 46.7 | NS |
Glucose (mg/dL) | 90.0 ± 14.8 | 89.7 ± 18.8 | NS |