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Table 1 demographic and anthropometric characteristics of celiac patients and healthy population

From: Comparison of diet quality between celiac patients and non-celiac people in East Azerbaijan-Iran

Variables

Celiac patients (n = 120)

Healthy people (n = 464)

P-value*

Age (years)

36.7 ± 8.6

37.9 ± 9.5

0.2

Sex (M:F)

37 (32.1)/78 (67.8)

206 (44.3)/258 (55.6)

0.02

Weight (kg)

63.2 ± 10.9

73.0 ± 13.3

< 0.001

Height (cm)

163.0 ± 9.8

164.4 ± 12.9

0.2

Waist circumference

84.0 ± 12.5

90.9 ± 13.4

< 0.001

Hip circumference

98.4 ± 10.0

103.0 ± 11.6

< 0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

23.8 ± 3.7

27.4 ± 9.2

< 0.001

Underweight

8 (7.00)

14 (3)

0.2

Normal weight

66 (57.4)

142 (30.6)

< 0.001

Overweight/obese

41 (35.7)

284 (61.2)

< 0.001

Energy intake (Kcal/day)

2324 ± 961.4

3445 ± 1459

< 0.001

  1. BMI body mass index
  2. *P-value of independent t-test