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Copyright ©2008 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Jan 7, 2008; 14(1): 114-119
Published online Jan 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.114
Table 1 Mayo DAI indices
Stool frequency
0Normal number of stools for this patient
11 to 2 more stools than normal
23 to 4 more stools than normal
35 or more stools than normal
Rectal bleeding
0No blood seen
1Streaks of blood with stool less than half the time
2Obvious blood with stool most of the time
3Blood alone passed
Findings of endoscope
0Normal or inactive disease
1Mild disease (erythema, decreased vascular pattern, mild friability)
2Moderate disease (marked erythema, absent vascular pattern, friability, erosions)
3Severe disease (spontaneous bleeding, ulceration)
Physician’s global assessment
0Normal
1Mild disease
2Moderate disease
3Severe disease