Table 3 Comparison of the mucosal blood flow between UC patients and healthy subjects

 Healthy subjects (n = 21)

10.62 ± 0.56

2.23 ± 0.26

0.030 ± 0.019

0.289 ± 0.030

 UC patients (n = 21)

11.06 ± 1.10

2.68 ± 0.29

0.025 ± 0.004

0.272 ± 0.034

  UC-unaffected (n = 6)

11.01 ± 0.79

2.58 ± 0.25

0.025 ± 0.003

0.278 ± 0.026

  UC-Mayo score 0 (n = 7)

10.98 ± 0.77

2.73 ± 0.25

0.027 ± 0.003

0.301 ± 0.017

  UC-Mayo score 1 (n = 8)

11.17 ± 1.57

2.72 ± 0.36

0.022 ± 0.004

0.245 ± 0.031

 P-value for affected status

0.29

< 0.001

0.76

0.005

 Healthy subjects (n = 7)

10.95 ± 0.79

2.29 ± 0.30

0.039 ± 0.032

0.303 ± 0.026

 UC patients (n = 7)

11.10 ± 0.89

2.81 ± 0.20

0.029 ± 0.004

0.290 ± 0.032

  UC-unaffected (n = 4)

11.02 ± 1.02

2.67 ± 0.13

0.028 ± 0.005

0.275 ± 0.033

  UC-Mayo score 0 (n = 3)

11.21 ± 0.89

2.99 ± 0.11

0.03^a

0.310 ± 0.020

 Healthy subjects (n = 7)

10.55 ± 0.39

2.12 ± 0.16

0.024 ± 0.005

0.267 ± 0.031

 UC patients (n = 7)

11.26 ± 1.56

2.52 ± 0.40

0.026 ± 0.005

0.276 ± 0.022

  UC-unaffected (n = 2)

11.00 ± 0.14

2.39 ± 0.40

0.03^a

0.28^a

  UC-Mayo score 0 (n = 2)

10.65 ± 1.20

2.55 ± 0.07

0.025 ± 0.007

0.300 ± 0.014

  UC-Mayo score 1 (n = 3)

11.84 ± 2.38

2.59 ± 0.60

0.023 ± 0.006

0.257 ± 0.015

 Healthy subjects (n = 7)

10.36 ± 0.28

2.28 ± 0.29

0.029 ± 0.004

0.297 ± 0.020

 UC patients (n = 7)

10.82 ± 0.82

2.72 ± 0.19

0.024 ± 0.005

0.251 ± 0.037

  UC-Mayo score 0 (n = 2)

10.97 ± 0.37

2.53^a

0.03^a

0.285 ± 0.007

  UC-Mayo score 1 (n = 5)

10.77 ± 0.97

2.80 ± 0.17

0.022 ± 0.004

0.238 ± 0.036