From: Safety of occasional ingestion of gluten in patients with celiac disease: a real-life study
GFD-noncompliant (n = 48) | GFD-adherent (n = 149) | p value | |
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Age, years | 45.5 ± 16.2 | 43.7 ± 12.5 | 0.357 |
Gender, M/F | 17/31 | 21/128 | 0.001 |
Age at CD diagnosis, years† | 30 (6.5–49.2) | 33 (25–41) | 0.431 |
Duration of the diet, years | 8.6 ± 6.9 | 5.9 ± 7.6 | 0.110 |
Positive anti-transglutaminase antibody, % | 22.9 | 0 | 0.000 |
Presence of autoimmune diseases, n (%) | 14 (29%) | 30 (20%) | 0.23 |