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Table 4 Distribution of blood flow patterns in different segments of healthy subjects and UC patients

From: Imbalanced mucosal microcirculation in the remission stage of ulcerative colitis using probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy

Characteristics

Type A

Type C

Type D

P-value for Fisher’s exact test

All subjects without distinguishing areas of the colon

 Healthy subjects (n = 21)

14(66.67%)

7(33.33%)

0(0%)

0.001

 UC patients (n = 21)

3(14.29%)

15(71.43%)

3(14.29%)

 

Ascending colon

 Healthy subjects (n = 7)

6(85.71%)

1(14.29%)

NA

0.03

 UC patients (n = 7)

1(14.29%)

6(85.71%)

NA

 

  UC-unaffected (n = 4)

1(25%)

3(75%)

NA

1.00

  UC-Mayo score 0 (n = 3)

0(0%)

3(100%)

NA

 

Transverse/Descending colon

 Healthy subjects (n = 7)

7(100%)

0(0%)

NA

0.005

 UC patients (n = 7)

1(14.29%)

6(85.71%)

NA

 

  UC-unaffected (n = 2)

1(50%)

1(50%)

NA

0.57

  UC-Mayo score 0 (n = 2)

0(0%)

2(100%)

NA

 

  UC-Mayo score 1 (n = 3)

0(0%)

3(100%)

NA

 

Sigmoid colon

 Healthy subjects (n = 7)

1(14.29%)

6(85.71%)

0(0%)

0.19

 UC patients (n = 7)

1(14.29%)

3(42.86%)

3(42.86%)

 

  UC-Mayo score 0 (n = 2)

1(50%)

1(50%)

0(0%)

0.57

  UC-Mayo score 1 (n = 5)

0(0%)

2(40%)

3(60%)