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World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2010; 16(19): 2411-2416
Published online May 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i19.2411
Published online May 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i19.2411
Table 1 Demographic features of UC and control groups
| Patients with UC (n = 55) | Healthy controls (n = 45) | P | |
| Mean age (yr ± SD) | 47.4 ± 13.80 | 46.4 ± 13.89 | 0.484 |
| Gender (male/female) | 38/17 | 31/14 | 0.983 |
| Smoking status (%) | 17 (30.9) | 15 (33.3) | 0.796 |
| Localization (%) | |||
| Rectum/sigmoid | 34 (61.8) | ||
| Left colitis | 12 (21.8) | ||
| Pancolitis | 9 (26.4) | ||
| Activity of UC (%) | |||
| Active | 28 (50.9) | ||
| Inactive | 27 (49.1) | ||
| Medical treatment (%) | |||
| 5-ASA | 41 (74.5) | ||
| Steroids | 3 (5.5) | ||
| AZA | 11 (20.0) |
- Citation: Akbulut S, Altiparmak E, Topal F, Ozaslan E, Kucukazman M, Yonem O. Increased levels of homocysteine in patients with ulcerative colitis. World J Gastroenterol 2010; 16(19): 2411-2416
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v16/i19/2411.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v16.i19.2411