Table 1 Clinicopathological factors of 68 patients with pouchitis

Age at IPAA (years)

35.25 ± 2.12

33.00 ± 2.34

0.562

Gender (Male/female)

23/17

16/12

0.976

Disease duration (years)

8.54 ± 1.35

9.57 ± 1.83

0.635

Extent of colitis (total colitis/left-sided colitis, proctitis)

30/10

24/4

0.282

Severity of colitis (severe/moderate or mild)

6/34

3/25

0.607

Extra intestinal manifestation (yes/no)

1/39

1/27

0.066

Total dasage of steroid before IPAA (g)

15.66 ± 3.41

18.39 ± 3.16

0.268

Dosage of steroid per month just before surgery (mg)

486.3 ± 91.9

449.8 ± 83.8

0.659

Immunomodulater use (yes/no)

20/27

21/16

0.195

White blood cells (× 10³/μl)

8.53 ± 0.77

8.96 ± 0.62

0.190

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

10.9 ± 0.41

10.8 ± 0.33

0.717

Platelets (×10⁴/μl)

31.4 ± 1.62

35.4 ± 1.97

0.068

Albumin (g/dl)

3.50 ± 0.11

3.44 ± 0.11

0.644

C-reactive proten (mg/dl)

2.16 ± 0.75

0.78 ± 0.16

0.426

Anastomotic leakage (yes/ no)

5/35

2/26

0.474