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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the studied subjects.

From: Imbalances in faecal and duodenal Bifidobacterium species composition in active and non-active coeliac disease

Characteristics

Active CD

Non-active CD

Control

Number of patients

30

18

30

Age (average months and SD)

56.4 (38.5)

65.2 (37.7)

45.0 (33.5)

Gender

   

   - male

12/30 (40.0%)

8/18 (44.4%)

13/30 (43.3%)

   - female

18/30 (60.0%)

10/18 (55.6%)

17/30 (56.7%)

Clinical

   

   - Abdominal

2/30 (6.6%)

-

-

   - Diarrhoea

28/30 (93.4%)

2/18 (11.1%)

-

   - Weight loss

9/30 (30.0%)

-

-

   - Anaemia

14/30 (46.6%)

8/18 (44.4%)

-

Biochemical

   

   - Asymptomatic

4/30 (13.3%)

18/18 (100%)

-

   - Iron deficiency

10/30 (33.3%)

-

-

Serology

   

AGA (anti-gliadin antibodies)

AGA + (100%)

AGA + (0%)

AGA + (0%)

t-TG (anti-transglutaminase antibodies)

t-TG + (100%)

t-TG + (0%)

t-TG + (0%)

Duodenal Biopsy a

M3 (100%)

M0-1 (100%)

M0-1 (100%)

  1. a Modified Marsh Classification of CD[18]. M0: Normal mucosa; CD highly unlikely. M01: (Infiltrative lesion): Seen in patients on a gluten-free diet (suggesting minimal amounts of gliadin are being ingested); patients with dermatitis herpetiformis (DH); and family members of patients with CD. M2 (Hyperplasic type): seen occasionally in DH. M3: > 40 Intraepithelial Lymphocytes per 100 Enterocytes, crypts increased and villi with atrophy (partial or complete villous atrophy).