Table 2 Correlation of fecal biomarkers with other parameters in inflammatory bowel disease.
Fecal calprotectin | Clinical score | Inflammatory score* | CRP | ESR | Haematocrit | WBC count | Thrombocytes | |
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Crohn's disease | CDAI | |||||||
Fecal S100A12 | 0.324 | 0.296 | 0.451 | 0.563 | 0.533 | −0.615 | 0.311 | 0.433 |
p = 0.08 | p = 0.1 | p = 0.01 | p<0.01 | p<0.01 | p<0.001 | p = 0.08 | p = 0.01 | |
Fecal calprotectin | 0.065 | 0.412 | 0.307 | 0.188 | −0.531 | −0.112 | 0.243 | |
p = 0.73 | p<0.05 | p = 0.09 | p = 0.31 | p<0.01 | p = 0.55 | p = 0.19 | ||
Ulcerative colitis | CAI | |||||||
Fecal S100A12 | 0.531 | 0.415 | 0.440 | 0.096 | −0.129 | −0.013 | −0.016 | 0.206 |
p<0.01 | p<0.05 | p<0.05 | p = 0.66 | p = 0.54 | p = 0.95 | p = 0.94 | p = 0.32 | |
Fecal calprotectin | 0.334 | 0.311 | 0.057 | 0.120 | −0.019 | 0.156 | 0.435 | |
p = 0.11 | p = 0.14 | p = 0.80 | p = 0.58 | p = 0.93 | p = 0.47 | p = 0.08 |
CAI, colitis activity index; CDAI, Crohn's disease activity index; CRP, C‐reactive protein; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; WBC, white blood cell.
Significant correlations highlighted in bold.
*Histology inflammation score.