Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of study groups
From: Investigation of potential early Histologic markers of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease
Feature | IBD (n = 22) | Comparison (n = 20) |
|---|---|---|
Mean age (years) | 8.9 | 9.8 |
Age range (years) | 0–16 | 0–16 |
Male/female ratio | 0.29 | 0.33 |
Diagnosis: Ulcerative Colitis | 10 | n/a |
Crohn’s Disease | 11 | n/a |
Indeterminate Colitis | 1 | n/a |
Mean time from first biopsy to diagnosis (months) | 23.2 | n/a |
Range of time from first biopsy to diagnosis (months) | 3–72 | n/a |