Common laboratory blood test immune panel markers are useful for grading ulcerative colitis endoscopic severity

BMC Gastroenterology

Table 2 Comparison of baseline data of UC patients

Parameter	MH	EA	ES	p Value
Age (year)	47.4 ± 13.9	45.3 ± 13.5	1.367	0.172
Duration (month)	36 (72)	36 (60)	− 1.059	0.289
BMI (kg/m²)	23 (6)	22 (6)	− 1.057	0.291
Gender (F/M)	48/57	119/162	0.353	0.553
Smoking (Y/N)	14/91	38/243	0.002	0.961
Extent (E1/E2/E3)*	30/27/48	31/52/198	20.89	< 0.001
Drug*
None	27	90	3.92	0.406
5-ASA	74	173
Glucocorticoid	0	6
Immunosuppressant	2	7
Biologics	2	5

UC ulcerative colitis, ES effect size, 5-ASA 5-aminosalicylic acid, MH mucosal healing, EA endoscopic activity; Values are expressed as mean ± SD or median (IQR); *means Fisher's precision probability test

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