Table 1.
Demographic data and disease characteristics from ulcerative colitis patients and controls.
| Control | Remission UC | Active UC | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age (years) | 44.4 | 40.4 | 39.4 |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 19 | 9 | 15 |
| Male | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Clinical course | |||
| Initially active and then inactive | 10 | 6 | |
| Mild intermittent activity: <2 relapse/year | 10 | 19 | |
| Intense intermittent activity: >2 relapse/year | 0 | 0 | |
| Continuous activity (refractory to treatment) | 0 | 1 | |
| Extension | |||
| Pancolitis (n) | 9 | 16 | |
| Left-sided colitis (n) | 5 | 4 | |
| Proctosigmoiditis (n) | 6 | 6 | |
| Extraintestinal manifestation | |||
| Present (n) | 8 | 9 | |
| Absent (n) | 12 | 15 | |
| Treatment | |||
| Monotherapy with 5-aminosalicylates (n) | 12 | 7 | |
| Combined therapy (n) | 6 | 13 | |
| Response to treatment | |||
| Present (n) | 17 | 19 | |
| Absent (n) | 3 | 7 |