Table 1.
Distribution of the patients and healthy donors
| Total | Females | males | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CD | 735 | 373 | 362 |
| UC | 343 | 174 | 169 |
| Control | 245 | 112 | 133 |
We enrolled patients with CD, UC who attended the IBD clinic at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, as well as geographically and ethically matched controls.