Table 2.

Comparison of Clinical and Pathologic Findings in Lymphocytic Colitis with and without Mucosal Lesions

	LC without mucosal lesions (n=7)	LC with mucosal lesions (n=7)	p-value
Clinical findings
Age, yr	61.0±18.1	70±8.5	NS
Male:female	2:5	2:5	NS
Severity of diarrhea, frequency/day	3.6±1.2	11.1±6.3	0.019
Diarrhea duration, day	12.0±6.17	8.71±2.50	0.605
Duration from diagnosis to symptom improvement, wk	1.8±1.6	3.1±2.5	0.301
Pathologic findings
IEL, %	37.86±14.09	62.86±25.63	0.885
Mononuclear cell infiltration	1.86±0.69	2.14±0.38	0.356
Neutrophil infiltration	1.14±0.69	1.00±0.82	0.730

Data are presented as mean±SD.

LC, lymphocytic colitis; NS, not significant; IEL, intraepithelial lymphocyte infiltration.