Table 2.
Patient Characteristics for Stool Study
| Cases N = 19 |
Controls N = 35 |
|
|---|---|---|
| CUC | 17 | 25 |
| Crohn’s disease | 2 | 10 |
| % Male | 63 | 63 |
| Median age, years (range) | 60 (45–72) | 60 (45–77) |
| Median IBD duration, years (range) | 30 (2–50) | 14 (0–45) 1 |
| Extensive (%)2 | 17 (89) | 19 (54)3 |
| IBD Activity4 | ||
| Inactive (%) | 8 (42) | 12 (38) |
| Mild (%) | 9 (45) | 11 (34) |
| Moderate (%) | 1 (5) | 3 (9) |
| Severe (%) | 1 (5) | 6 (19) |
| PSC (%) | 4 (21) | 5 (16) |
1
p=0.0008
2
Inflammation proximal to splenic flexure
3
p=0.01
4
Disease activity could not be confirmed for 3 control patients
CUC, chronic ulcerative colitis; IBD, inflammatory bowel disease; PSC, primary sclerosing cholangitis.
Cases = IBD with colorectal neoplasia, Controls = IBD without neoplasia