Table 4.
Comparison of concurrent diseases between lymphocytic colitis and the control group
| Disease | Number of patients affected | Percentage (%) | Compared to control group |
| Hyperlipidemia | 166 | 44.10 | NS |
| Diabetes type I and II | 55 | 14.60 | NS |
| Thyroid diseases1 | 71 | 18.80 | P < 0.01 |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 15 | 3.99 | P < 0.01 |
| Fibromyalgia | 17 | 4.52 | P < 0.01 |
| Raynaud/CREST syndrome | 5 | 1.33 | P < 0.01 |
| Giant cell/temporal arteritis | 2 | 0.53 | P < 0.025 |
| Polymyalgia rheumatica | 6 | 1.60 | NS |
| SLE | 3 | 0.80 | P < 0.025 |
| Scleroderma | 1 | 0.27 | NS |
| Celiac disease | 13 | 3.46 | P < 0.001 |
| IBS | 43 | 11.40 | P < 0.001 |
| IBD | 1 | 0.27 | NS |
1
Thyroid diseases including hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism and Grave’s disease.