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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 14, 2025; 31(30): 109585
Published online Aug 14, 2025. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v31.i30.109585
Published online Aug 14, 2025. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v31.i30.109585
Table 4 Characteristics of patients with celiac disease based on blood urea nitrogen tertiles, mean ± SD/M (P25, P75)/n (%)
Indicators | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | P value |
Gender | 0.004 | |||
Female | 48 (84.2) | 38 (69.1) | 30 (55.6) | |
Male | 9 (15.8) | 17 (30.9) | 24 (44.4) | |
Ethnicity | 0.001 | |||
Han | 5 (8.8) | 13 (23.6) | 16 (29.6) | |
Uygur | 17 (29.8) | 18 (32.7) | 25 (46.3) | |
Kazak | 30 (52.6) | 24 (43.6) | 10 (18.5) | |
Other ethnic | 5 (8.8) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (5.6) | |
tTG (CU) | 769.3 (29, 1896.5) | 967.4 (71.7, 2673.4) | 263.2 (38.8, 1660) | 0.639 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 20.1 (18.4, 24.2) | 21.9 (19, 24.1) | 22.5 (20, 25.9) | 0.705 |
First onset of symptoms to visit (months) | 1 (0.5, 12) | 3 (1, 12) | 6 (1, 12.3) | 0.514 |
First visit to diagnosis (months) | 0 (0, 1) | 0 (0, 18) | 14 (0, 48) | 0.002 |
Patients with comorbidities (%) | 11 (19.3) | 7 (12.7) | 4 (7.4) | 0.18 |
Patients without comorbidities | 46 (80.7) | 48 (87.3) | 50 (92.6) | |
Non-classical CeD | 5 (8.8) | 10 (18.2) | 13 (24.1) | 0.094 |
Classical CeD | 52 (91.2) | 45 (81.8) | 41 (75.9) | |
Number of hospitalizations ≤ 3 | 48 (84.2) | 49 (89.1) | 40 (74.1) | 0.109 |
Number of hospitalizations > 3 | 9 (15.8) | 6 (10.9) | 14 (25.9) | |
Age at diagnosis | 43.89 ± 11.78 | 47.67 ± 12.79 | 54.02 ± 12.67 | < 0.001 |
Age of onset | 42.85 ± 12.74 | 46.95 ± 12.87 | 52.70 ± 13.52 | 0.001 |
Education | 0.636 | |||
Below junior high school | 19 (33.3) | 15 (27.3) | 20 (37.0) | |
High school | 22 (38.6) | 28 (50.9) | 21 (38.9) | |
Bachelor's degree or above | 16 (28.1) | 12 (21.8) | 13 (24.1) | |
Job | 0.031 | |||
Freelance | 19 (33.3) | 32 (58.2) | 25 (46.3) | |
Contract | 38 (66.7) | 23 (41.8) | 29 (53.7) | |
Pathology | 0.438 | |||
Marsh II | 29 (50.9) | 31 (56.4) | 34 (63.0) | |
Marsh III | 28 (49.1) | 24 (43.6) | 20 (37.0) |
- Citation: Li T, Feng Y, Wang M, Wang C, Gao F. Factors influencing diagnostic delays in celiac disease. World J Gastroenterol 2025; 31(30): 109585
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v31/i30/109585.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v31.i30.109585