Table 1.
Demographic data and clinical profile of patients
Ulcerative colitis | Crohn's disease | Healthy controls | |
Number of patients | 24 | 19 | 17 |
Sex (male/female) | 15/9 | 11/8 | 8/9 |
Average age (mean/range) | 40.7 (18-70) | 35.8 (18-61) | 44.7 (24-62) |
Mean activity score | 6.1 (0-13) | 6.7 (1-18) | - |
SCCAI/HBI (range) | |||
Number of patients in active/remission phase of disease | 12/12 | 16/3 | - |
Average disease duration (yr) | 8.2 (0.1-32) | 5.5 (0.3-21) | - |
SCCAI: Simple clinical colitis activity index; HBI: Harvey-bradshaw index.