Children with celiac disease and high tTGA are genetically and phenotypically different

Table 1 Characteristics of patients n (%)

Patient characteristic	tTGA < 100 U/mL (n = 34)	tTGA≥100 U/mL (n = 82)	P value
Gender (M)	8 (23.5)	24 (29.3)	0.529
Average age (yr)	7.40 ± 4.06	6.10 ± 3.82	0.114
Average height in SDS	-0.60 ± 1.15	-0.83 ± 1.22	0.331
Average weight for height in SDS	0.23 ± 1.03	-0.20 ± 1.19	0.025
CD associated comorbidity	1 (2.9)	10 (12.2)	0.171
First degree relative with CD	9 (26.5)	14 (17.1)	0.248

tTGA: Anti-tissue transglutaminase antibodies; SDS: Standard deviation scores; CD: Celiac disease; M: Male.