Assessment of disease activity by fecal immunochemical test in ulcerative colitis

Table 1 Characteristics of enrolled cases

Characteristics variables	Value
Age (yr), mean (range) ± SD	47.9 (22-75) ± 12.5
Male/Female, n (%)	60/22 (73.2/26.8)
Disease duration (mo), mean (range) ± SD	33.5 (0-217) ± 48.3
MES, n (%)
0	21 (25.6)
1	39 (47.6)
2	15 (18.3)
3	7 (8.5)
Disease extent, n (%)
Extensive colitis	32 (39.0)
Left sided colitis	30 (36.6)
Proctitis	20 (24.4)
Fecal hemoglobin concentrations (ng/mL), n (%)
0-7, negative	47 (57.3)
7-100	21 (25.6)
100-1000	11 (13.4)
> 1000	3 (3.7)
Drug at study entry, n (%)
Oral / Suppository 5-ASA	64 (100.0)/18 (22.0)
Systemic steroids	17 (20.7)
Azathioprine	23 (28.0)
Anti-TNFα	6 (7.3)

MES: Mayo endoscopic subscore; 5-ASA: 5-aminosalicylic acids; TNF: Tumor necrosis factor.