Table.1 Demographic features of the study subjects
From: Comparison of sampling methods in assessing the microbiome from patients with ulcerative colitis
Characteristics | Patients (N = 16) | Controls (N = 15) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (year) | 52.13 ± 14.09 | 50.93 ± 14.11 | 0.816 |
Body weight (kg) | 65.50 ± 9.79 | 65.07 ± 11.73 | 0.912 |
Height (centimeter) | 166.63 ± 9.15 | 166.13 ± 8.46 | 0.878 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 23.60 ± 3.10 | 23.52 ± 3.67 | 0.952 |
Hypertension | 4 | 3 | 0.539 |
Alcohol | 7 | 8 | 0.431 |
Current smoker | 0 | 4 | 0.043* |
Disease duration (year) | |||
 < 5 | 6 |  |  |
 5–10 | 5 |  |  |
 > 10 | 5 |  |  |
Disease activity | |||
 Remission | 12 |  |  |
 Mildtomoderate | 4 |  |  |
 Severe | 0 |  |  |
Location | |||
 E1 | 9 |  |  |
 E2 | 4 |  |  |
 E3 | 3 |  |  |