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Table 2 Nutritional status and growth of children with coeliac disease (CD), type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and dual diagnosis (T1DM + CD)

From: Nutritional status, growth and disease management in children with single and dual diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus and coeliac disease

Mean ± SD*

Condition

CDx-2 yrs

CDx-1 yrs

CDx

CDx + 1 yr

CDx + 2 yrs

BMI z-score, (SD)

T1DM + CD

0.14 ± 0.952

0.14 ± 0.90

−0.03 ± 1.01

−0.04 ± 0.99

0.07 ± 1.02

CD

n/a

n/a

0.09 ± 1.09

0.13 ± 1.23

0.27 ± 1.18

T1DM

0.49 ± 1.02

0.26 ± 0.95

0.39 ± 0.92

0.37 ± 0.9

0.27 ± 0.92

BMI classification, Th/N/Ob (n)

T1DM + CD

0/23/0

0/23/0

1/21/0

1/22/0

1/17/0

CD

n/a

n/a

1/21/1

0/21/1

1/13/3

T1DM

0/40/3

0/43/1

0/43/1

0/41/1

0/38/1

Height z-score, (SD)

T1DM + CD

−0.44 ± 1.38

−0.36 ± 1.26

−0.26 ± 1.21

−0.32 ± 1.10

−0.38 ± 1.61

CD

n/a

n/a

−0.72 ± 0.971

−0.63 ± 1.191

−0.32 ± 0.761

T1DM

−0.11 ± 0.78

0.03 ± 0.72

0.05 ± 0.77

−0.05 ± 0.72

0.07 ± 0.69

Height classification Short/Normal (n)

T1DM + CD

2/21

2/20

2/21

2/21

3/15

CD

n/a

n/a

3/20

1/21

0/16

T1DM

0/43

0/44

0/44

0/44

0/39

Weight z-score, (SD)

T1DM + CD

−0.21 ± 1.30

−0.12 ± 1.26

−0.19 ± 1.26

−0.2 ± 1.04

−0.15 ± 1.48

CD

n/a

n/a

−0.31 + 0.83

−0.22 ± 0.89

0.06 ± 1.02

T1DM

0.33 ± 0.85

0.26 ± 0.831

0.36 ± 0.851

0.30 + 0.851

0.29 ± 0.811

  1. Coeliac Disease (CD), Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM), CDx: Coeliac Disease diagnosis; CDx + 1: One year post Coeliac Disease diagnosis; CDx + 2: Two years post Coeliac Disease diagnosis; CDx-1: One year prior Coeliac Disease diagnosis; CDx-2y: Two years prior Coeliac Disease diagnosis; HbA1c: Glycated haemoglobin A1c; tTG: Tissue Transglutaminase; BMI: Body mass index; Th/N/Ob: number of thin/normal BMI/obese participants; 1p < 0.05 to UK 1990 reference data; 2p < 0.001 between CDx and each time points; *unless otherwise is specified; n/a: data for CD were not available prior to disease diagnosis.