Distribution of selected physiological variables by antiendomysial antibody (EMA) test result
| Mean (SEM) difference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dependent variable | EMA−ve (mean (n)) | EMA+ve (mean (n)) | Univariate | Multivariate† |
| †Adjusted for age group, sex, social class group, and smoking status. | ||||
| ‡Values presented for these variables are geometric mean, ratio of geometric means, and 95% confidence intervals. | ||||
| BMD, bone mineral density. | ||||
| *p<0.05; **p<0.01. | ||||
| Haemoglobin (g/dl) | 13.7 (7425) | 13.3 (87) | −0.4 (0.2)** | −0.3 (0.1)** |
| Mean cell volume (fl) | 89.4 (7423) | 88.9 (87) | −0.6 (0.6) | −0.4 (0.5) |
| Platelet count (×109/l) | 260.9 (7406) | 279.7 (87) | 18.8 (9.2)* | 18.2 (6.5)** |
| Total protein (g/l) | 71.1 (7436) | 70.2 (87) | −0.9 (0.5)* | −1.0 (0.5)* |
| Albumin (g/l) | 42.0 (7438) | 42.0 (87) | −0.1 (0.4) | −0.3 (0.4) |
| Alkaline phosphatase (IU/l)‡ | 161.9 (7438) | 163.6 (87) | 1.0 (0.9–1.1) | 1.0 (1.0–1.1) |
| Alanine aminotransferase (IU/l)‡ | 16.7 (7438) | 20.8 (87) | 1.2 (1.1–1.4)** | 1.2 (1.1–1.4)** |
| Corrected calcium (mmol/l) | 2.33 (7431) | 2.30 (87) | −0.03 (0.01)* | −0.02 (0.01)* |
| Cholesterol (mmol/l) | 6.4 (7430) | 5.8 (86) | −0.6 (0.1)** | −0.5 (0.1)** |
| High density lipoprotein (mmol/l) | 1.2 (6838) | 1.1 (82) | −0.02 (0.04) | −0.05 (0.04) |
| Low density lipoprotein (mmol/l) | 4.4 (6654) | 4.1 (81) | −0.3 (0.1)* | −0.3 (0.1)* |
| Weight (kg) | 71.6 (7428) | 68.6 (87) | −2.9 (1.4)** | −2.2 (1.2) |
| Height (cm) | 166.4 (7427) | 166.0 (87) | −0.5 (1.0) | −0.1 (0.7) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 25.8 (7425) | 25.0 (87) | −0.8 (0.4) | −0.7 (0.4) |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 137.0 (7417) | 134.1 (87) | −3.0 (2.2) | −1.6 (2.0) |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 82.5 (7417) | 80.1 (87) | −2.4 (1.1)* | −1.9 (1.2) |
| Total spine BMD (g/cm2) | 0.97 (5035) | 0.94 (58) | −0.03 (0.02) | −0.03 (0.02) |
| Total hip BMD (g/cm2) | 0.90 (5024) | 0.88 (58) | −0.02 (0.02) | −0.02 (0.02) |