hrp0092p2-193 | Growth and Syndromes (to include Turner Syndrome) | ESPE2019

Linear Growth of Children with Celiac Disease (CD) after the First Two Years on a Gluten-Free Diet (GFD); A Controlled Study

TAWFIK SOLIMAN ASHRAF , Laham Muhannad , Jour Celine , Itani Maya , Shaat Mona , Souikey Fatima , Al-Naimi Noora , Al-Safi Athba , Qudaisat Anwar , Alarabi Zohair , Hassan Ayman , Quraan Eyad , Elsiddig sohair

We evaluated the effect of GFD on the growth of children with the classical form of CD on long-term GFD (> 2 years).Methods: We studied growth parameters (weight gain/day, BMI and BMISDS, HtSDS) and lab data for 30 prepubertal children aged 8.5 years +/−3 years with CD, who were on GFD since the age of 3.4 years +/−2.6 years (> 2 years on GFD) for duration of 1 year. The anthropometric data of 30 randomly sele...