Table 1.

Patient characteristics (N normal, UC ulcerative colitis, CD Crohn’s disease, PC pseudomembranous colitis)

Diagnosis (sample ID)	Inflammatory status	Sample Area	Sex	Age (years)
N (205 F)	Un-inflamed	Hepatic flexure	Male	51
UC (147 F)	Un-inflamed	Hepatic flexure	Male	37
CD (212 F)	Un-inflamed	Hepatic flexure	Male	42
UC (122 S)	Inflamed	Sigmoid	Female	47
CD (212 S)	Inflamed	Sigmoid	Male	42
PC (23590)	Inflamed	Splenic flexure	Male	71