Urotensin II levels in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the inflammatory bowel disease group and the control group

Parameter	IBD group (n = 50)	Control group (n = 50)	P value1
Male gender, n (%)	31 (62)	29 (58)	0.838
Age (yr)	44.3 ± 14.8	40.6 ± 12.3	0.181
Body weight (kg)	78.4 ± 14.0	81.1 ± 15.0	0.356
Body height (cm)	176.9 ± 9.8	179.6 ± 7.9	0.130
Body mass index (kg/m2)	23.9 ± 3.7	24.9 ± 3.4	0.136
SBP (mmHg)	119.5 ± 11.2	116.6 ± 9.2	0.156
DBP (mmHg)	77.7 ± 8.3	75.0 ± 8.6	0.112
Smoking, n (%)	12 (24.0)	9 (18.4)	0.660
Disease duration (yr)2	6.0 (3.0-11.0)	-	-
UCEIS (score)	6.0 (5.0-7.0)	-	-
SES-CD (score)	9.2 (6.6-12.0)	-	-
Aminosalycilates	32 (64.0%)	-	-
DMARD	15 (30.0%)	-	-
Monoclonal antibodies	29 (58.0%)	-	-

¹Chi-square test or t-test for independent samples.

²Time period since the initial diagnosis.

DBP: Diastolic blood pressure; DMARD: Disease-modifying antirheumatic drug; SBP: Systolic blood pressure; SES-CD: Simple endoscopic score for Crohn’s disease; UCEIS: Ulcerative colitis index of severity. Data are presented as whole number (percentage), mean ± SD or median (interquartile range).