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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants at enrollment

From: Evaluation of gut microbiota of iranian patients with celiac disease, non-celiac wheat sensitivity, and irritable bowel syndrome: are there any similarities?

Variables

HC (n = 15)

IBS (n = 30)

NCWS (n = 12)

CD (n = 15)

Total (n = 72)

P-value*

Age (years)

32.8 ± 12.2

37.8 ± 10.7

31.8 ± 6.4

40.1 ± 8.2

35.5 ± 6.4

0.76

Males (n%)

7 (46.7%)

15 (50%)

5 (41.7%)

6 (50%)

33 (45.8%)

0.83

Females (n%)

8 (53.3%)

15 (50%)

7 (58.3%)

6 (50%)

39 (54.2%)

0.45

Smoking (n%)

4 (26.6%)

9 (30%)

4 (33.3%)

2 (13.3%)

19 (26.4%)

0.65

  1. HC, healthy control; IBS, irritable bowel syndrome; NCWS, non-celiac wheat sensitivity; CD, celiac disease
  2. *P-values obtained by Kruskal–Wallis test
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BMC Gastroenterology

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