IL-10 and TNF-α promoter haplotypes are associated with childhood Crohn’s disease location

Table 1 Characteristics of IBD patients

Variables	CD (n = 94)
Boys	44
Girls	50
Age of onset (yr)	11.3 ± 3.7
Location of disease1
Terminal ileum	11
Ileocolonic	56
Colon	8
Upper digestive tract2	19
H-B index	5.0 ± 1.5
ESR (mm/h)	39.0 ± 14
Albumin (g/L)	32.0 ± 7
WBC (× 109/L)	9.3 ± 3.4
HgB (g/L)	110.0 ± 14
MCV (fL)	76.3 ± 7.2
PLT (x 109/L)	468 ± 146
ABS polys (%)	6.1 ± 3
ABS lymphs (%)	2.0 ± 2.1
ALT (IU/L)	13.0 ± 8.9
AST (IU/L)	19.5 ± 7.3

¹Vienna classification (1998);

²Always associated with other location. H-B index: Harvey-Bradshaw index; ESR: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate; WBC: White blood cells; HgB: Haemoglobin; MCV: Mean corpuscular value; PLT: Platelet; ABS polys: Absolute value of neutrophils; ABS lymphs: Absolute value of lymphocytes; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; IBD: Inflammatory bowel disease; CD: Crohn’s disease.