Food IgG4 antibodies are elevated not only in children with wheat allergy but also in children with gastrointestinal diseases

Table 1 Characteristics of the study patients

Study groups	No.	Sex	Age (mo.)
Study groups	No.	Male	Median	Range
Control group	50	26	66,4	12 – 197
Wheat allergy
-Diagnosis -Diet treatment -Tolerance	50 50 38	32 32 20	13,0 36,0 69,5	2 – 22 21 – 42 37 – 192
Coeliac disease
-Active -Remission	50 50	19 19	76,3 98,6	33 – 230 57 – 254
Helicobacter pylori infection	50	23	97,4	58 – 212

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