Table 1 Patient characteristics

Age in years (range)

44.3 ± 16.2 (24-79)

Sex

   male, (%)

16 (43.2)

   female, (%)

21 (56.8)

Duration of disease in months (range)

63.2 ± 33.2

Type of disease

   relapsing-remitting, (%)

28 (75.7)

   chronic continuous, (%)

9 (24.3)

Location of colitis

   pancolitis, (%)

20 (54.1)

   left-sided colitis, (%)

17 (45.9)

Smoking habit, (%)

8 (21.6)