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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 28, 2015; 21(40): 11246-11259
Published online Oct 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i40.11246
Table 1 Endoscopic score correlation with C-reactive protein
Ref.DiseaseEndoscopic toolCorrelationP value
Sipponen et al[88]CDCDEISr = 0.608< 0.001
Schoepfer et al[77]CDCDEISr = 0.75< 0.010
af Björkesten et al[25]CDSES-CDr = 0.56< 0.001
Lobatón et al[48]UCMayor = 0.307< 0.001
CDEIS: Crohn’s disease endoscopic index of severity; SES-CD: Simple endoscopic score for Crohn’s disease; r: Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient.