Brief Article
Copyright ©2011 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. May 7, 2011; 17(17): 2211-2215
Published online May 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i17.2211
Table 1 Characteristics of patients with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis
VariablesCD (n = 32)UC (n = 26)
Males/females16/1611/15
Age (yr), mean (range)38.9 (18-70)41.5 (21-70)
Duration of the disease (yr), mean (range)6 (1-31)6 (1-26)
Crohn’s disease
Area of involvement of the GI tract
Small intestine only (L1)4
Large intestine only (L2)7
Ileo-colonic (L3)21
UGIT involvement (L4)0
Clinical activity
CDAI, median (range)211 (156-344)
CDAI 151-22017
CDAI 221-40015
CDAI > 4000
Ulcerative colitis
Extent (E)
Proctitis (Е 1)2
Left-side (distal) colitis (Е 2)12
Total colitis (Е 3)12
Endoscopic activity-Mayo scoring system (EA)
Endoscopic remission (EA 0)0
Mild (EA 1)6
Moderate (EA 2)5
Severe (EA 3)15