Comparisons of mean values and ranges of serological markers in control subjects and patients with coeliac disease (CD) at initial biopsy and at follow up biopsy (T1)
| Marker | Mean value and range of serological markers in | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control subjects (n = 66) | CD at initial biopsy (n = 36) | CD at T1: group A (n = 22) | CD at T1: group B (n = 14) | |||||
| Mean | Range | Mean | Range | Mean | Range | Mean | Range | |
| Group A, improved; group B, non-improved. | ||||||||
| AGA, antigliadin antibody; RBP, retinol binding protein; sTfR, soluble transferrin receptor; TTR, transthyretin. | ||||||||
| TTR | 0.23 g/l | (0.09–0.38) | 0.19 g/l | (0.10–0.32) | 0.24 g/l | (0.13–0.35) | 0.19 g/l | (0.15–0.27) |
| sTfR | 1.47 g/l | (0.74–4.17) | 1.46 g/l | (0.88–2.72) | 1.1 g/l | (0.80–1.69) | 1.4 g/l | (1–2) |
| RBP | 0.06 mg/l | (0.01–0.38) | 0.03 mg/l | (0.01–0.07) | 0.04 mg/l | (0.02–0.07) | 0.03 mg/l | (0.02–0.05) |
| IgA AGA | 40 EU/ml | (11–205) | 115 EU/ml | (18–465) | 33 EU/ml | (8–171) | 77 EU/ml | (17–234) |
| IgA TGA | 4 EU/ml | (1–22) | 67.2 EU/ml | (5–271) | 25 EU/ml | (3–121) | 36 EU/ml | (1–112) |