Comparison of dietary acid load score between celiac patients and healthy population

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Table 2 Comparison of dietary acid load between celiac patients and healthy population

Variables	Celiac patients			Healthy population	p-value*	p-value**
Variables	Total	adherents	Non-adherents	Healthy population	p-value*	p-value**
PRAL score					0.15	< 0.001
Mean	-36.30	-24.21	-37.55	36.91
SD	31.34	20.34	34.94	55.59
Median	-30.18	-21.15	-29.57	32.25
Min–Max	-204.05, 3.96	-68.77, -1.37	-204.05, 3.96	-326.15, 371.29
NEAP score					0.55	< 0.001
Mean	23.91	27.59	23.21	63.08
SD	10.50	8.66	11.25	20.95
Median	23.23	30.97	23.33	63.27
Min–Max	0.03, 59.78	14.79, 42.44	0.03, 59.78	-3.96, 137.34
DAL score					0.11	< 0.001
Mean	18.68	28.49	17.79	57.01
SD	18.70	11.77	20.74	27.22
Median	21.78	31.88	21.78	57.19
Min–Max	-77.55, 47.37	55.53, 40.16	-77.55, 47.37	-147.97, 255.43

DAL dietary acid load; PRAL Potential renal net acid load; NEAP net endogenous acid production
^*P-value of ANCOVA comparing adherent and non-adherent celiac patients adjusted for age, sex, BMI, energy intake; disease duration, and treatment duration
^**P-value of ANCOVA comparing celiac disease and healthy population adjusted for age, sex, BMI, and energy intake

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