Large-Scale Screening in General Population Children for Celiac Disease with a Multiplex Electrochemiluminescence (ECL) Assay

Table 1

Demographic data and TGA levels of the children screened.

	TGA+			TGA-
	ECL+ and RBA+	ECL+ only	RBA+ only	ECL- and RBA-
	468	116	22	22713
Age (yr)	10.3 (2.0-17.9)	9.6 (2.1-17.9)	9.0 (1.9-17.5)	9.2 (0.1-17.9)
Sex (% female)	61%	59%	77%	51%
Level (ECL)	0.317 (0.016-4.351)^#	0.054 (0.016-0.618)	-0.003 (-0.033-0.013)	-0.003 (-0.200-0.015)
Level (RBA)	0.302 (0.051-1.458)^Δ	0.016 (-0.028-0.046)	0.068 (0.053-0.245)	-0.005 (-0.054-0.05)

vs. TGA- , ; vs. ECL+ only ^#; vs. RBA+ only ^Δ.