Main Characteristics

Overall cohort n = 128 (%)

Classical

n = 84 (%)

Non-classical

n = 44 (%)

P value

Gender (female)

74 (57.8)

43 (51.2)

31 (70.5)

0.036

More than two years of symptoms *

90 (70)

35 (27.4)

55 (43.2)

<0.01

Growth failure

19 (14.8)

15 (17.8)

4 (9.1)

ns

Family history

18 (14.1)

15 (17.9)

3 (6.8)

ns

Duodenal biopsy (Marsh classification)

82 (64.1)

54 (64.3)

28 (63.6)

-

Non-atrophic (Marsh 0 - 2 grades)

34 (41.5)

17 (31.5)

17 (60.7)

ns

Atrophic (Marsh 3 grade)

48 (58.5)

37 (68.5)

11 (39.3)

0.04