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Table 2 Unadjusted comparison of the three cohorts regarding gender, age, BMI z-score and SCP at inclusion, as well as the duration of diabetes when BMI and SCP were evaluated

From: Potential beneficial effects of a gluten-free diet in newly diagnosed children with type 1 diabetes: a pilot study

Variable

Danish

European

Gluten-free

p value

Gender (M/F)

66/63

128/133

11/4

0.19

Age at onset in years (mean/SD)

10.0 (± 0.3)

9.1 (± 0.2)

9.1 (± 1.1)

0.06

z-BMI (mean/SD)

0.43 (0.1)

0.40 (± 0.1)

−0.1 (± 0.3)

0.30

C-peptide at inclusion pmol/L (median/range)

629 (10–1934)

409 (10–2040)

566 (57–1360)

<0.01

Duration at first visit in years (mean/SD)

0.09 (0.00)

0.10 (0.01)

0.21 (0.04)

<0.01