Markers of inflammation and cardiovascular disease in recently diagnosed celiac disease patients

Table 2 Hematological parameters from patients with celiac disease and control subjects

	Patients with celiac disease (n = 20)	Control subjects (n = 20)	P
Erythrocytes (106/mL)	4.40 ± 0.48	4.58 ± 0.27	ns
Hematocrite (%)	38.5 ± 4.0	40.1 ± 2.6	ns
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	13.0 ± 1.4	13.3 ± 0.9	ns
Serum iron (µg/dL)	73 ± 35	105 ± 61	ns
Ferritin (ng/mL)	33 (13-110)	92 (43-117)	ns
Transferrin (mg/dL)	261 ± 62	293 ± 59	ns
Transferrin Sat. (%)	25 ± 14	29 ± 14	ns
Vitamin B12 (pg/mL)	337 (251-482)	315 (265-393)	ns
Folic acid (ng/mL)	5.4 (4.4-7.9)	12.2 (8.0-14.2)	< 0.01

ns: Non significant; Sat.: Saturation. Data are shown as mean ± SD or median (interquartile range) according to data distribution.