Table 1 Clinical characteristics

Number of patients

39

51

17

16

Gender

 Male

20

27

9

14

0.070

 Female

19

24

8

2

Mean age (±SD), yr

32.4 ± 14.5

45.2 ± 22.8

47.5 ± 17.6

32.4 ± 3.8

0.014

BMI (±SD), kg/m²

19.0 ± 3.6

21.6 ± 3.7

20.4 ± 3.8

0.006

CDAI

  ≥ 150

12

  < 150

27

CAI

  ≥ 6

29

  < 6

22

Disease location

 CD

  Ileal type

9

  Ileocolonic type

25

  Colonic type

4

  Unknown

1

 UC

  Pancolitis

41

  Left side colon

4

  Rectum

5

  Unknown

1

Current treatment

  5-ASA

25

43

13

  Steroid

2

18

6

  Azathioprine

0

5

0

  Infliximab

5

0

0

  Adalimumab

1

0

0

  GMA/LCAP

1

6

1

AIM (μg/ml)

 Average (±SD)

3.3 ± 2.1

1.9 ± 1.4

2.3 ± 1.4

2.1 ± 0.6

<0.001

WBC (±SD), x10²/μl

6.7 ± 2.6

8.4 ± 3.9

7.3 ± 2.8

–

0.055

CRP (±SD), mg/dl

2.5 ± 3.5

3.6 ± 5.8

2.7 ± 4.0

–

0.929

IgM (±SD), mg/dl

141.5 ± 124.3

118.0 ± 77.9

118.0 ± 64.9

–

0.275