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Baseline characteristics of individuals with IC at time of IBD serology testing (in %, unless otherwise indicated).
| Number of subjects (N) | 117 |
| Female | 53 |
| Age at testing (mean ± sd, in years) | 48 ± 14 |
| Symptoms | |
| Diarrhea | 89 |
| Abdominal pain | 86 |
| Rectal bleeding | 83 |
| Prior resection | 15 |
| Fistula | 10 |
| Elevated CRP/ESR | 62 |
| Abnormal colonoscopy | 100 |
| Chronic inflammation or crypt abscess on biopsy or pathology | 100 |
| Granuloma on biopsy or pathology | 9 |
| Abnormal SBFT | 15 |
| Abnormality in small bowel on | 26 |
| CT/MRI |
