From: Symptoms and biomarkers associated with undiagnosed celiac seropositivity
Cases: Celiac disease antibody positive participantsa | Controls | p value b | |
---|---|---|---|
Number of participants | 169 | 676 | |
% (n/total N) | % (n/total N) | ||
Sexc | NAc | ||
Male | 49.7 (84/169) | 49.7 (336/676) | |
Female | 50.3 (85/169) | 50.3 (340/676) | |
Education (vocational training) | 0.736* | ||
Yes | 77.3 (126/163) | 78.5 (519/661) | |
No | 22.7 (37/163) | 21.5 (142/163) | |
Smoking | 0.143* | ||
Current smoker | 36.5 (61/167) | 41.8 (281/673) | |
Past smoker | 24.0 (40/167) | 26.8 (180/673) | |
Never smoker | 39.5 (66/167) | 31.5 (212/673) | |
Mean (95% CI) | Mean (95% CI) | ||
Age at examinationc | 49.0 (47.3–50.7) | 48.7 (47.9–49.6) | 0.759c‡ |
Body mass index (BMI) | 26.2 (25.5–26.9) | 25.8 (25.5–26.2) | 0.353‡ |
Median (5%/95%) | Median (5%/95%) | ||
Alcohol consumption: Units per week | 5.0 (0.0/33.0) | 6.0 (0.0/31.0) | 0.198† |