Table 3.

Comparison of activity scores between inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients with and without H. pylori infection at follow-up

	IBD patients with H. pylori infection n = 7	IBD patients without H. pylori infection n = 69	p
Female	2 (28.6)	33 (47.8)	0.4415
Median age, years (range)	14 (12–16)	12 (2–17)	0.0391
Ulcerative colitis	4 (57.1)	41 (59.4)	-
PUCAI 0—35	4 (100.0)	36 (87.8)	1.000
PUCAI > 35	0	5 (12.2)	1.000
UCEIS 0—4	4 (100.0)	34 (82.9)	1.000
UCEIS 5—8	0	7 (17.1)	1.000
Crohn disease	3 (42.9)	26 (37.7)	-
PCDAI 0—40	3 (100.0)	26 (100.0)	1.000
PCDAI > 40	0	0	1.000
SES-CD 0—6	3 (100.0)	15 (57.7)	0.2685
SES-CD > 7	0	11 (42.3)	0.2685

Data were expressed as number (percentage) of the total

PUCAI Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis Activity Index

UCEIS Ulcerative Colitis Endoscopic Index of Severity

PCDAI Pediatric Crohn’s Disease Activity Index

SES-CD Simple Endoscopic Score for Crohn’s Disease