Mucosal bacterial microflora and mucus layer thickness in adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease

Figure 1 Relationships between endoscopic activity and total numbers of bacteria cultured from biopsies of UC patients and the control group. Likelihood ratio = 9.535, P = 0.0490. UC: Ulcerative colitis.

Figure 2 Relationships between disease activity and numbers of Lactobacillus group of bacteria cultured from biopsies of CD patients and the control group. Likelihood ratio = 13.209, P = 0.0398. CD: Crohn’s disease.

Figure 3 The average thickness of the mucus layer in biopsy samples obtained from inflamed areas in CD (H = 8. 0, P = 0.0047) and UC (H = 6.76, P = 0.0093) patients and controls. The horizontal line represents median value with 25% and 75% quartile.

Figure 4 The average thickness of the mucus layer in biopsy samples obtained from non-inflamed areas in CD (H = 0. 1481, P = 0.7003) and UC (H = 0.987, P = 0.3137) patients and controls. The horizontal line represents median value with 25% and 75% quartile.