Table 1.
Characteristics of the study sample.
All Patients N=450 |
Non-UC Patients N=150 |
All**
UC patients without colectomy N=150 |
UC patients with moderate/severe disease (SCCA ≥ 4), N=95 |
UC patients post- colectomy N=150 |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean Age in years
(range) * |
45 (18- 86) |
44 (19- 86) |
42 (18-78) | 41 (19-76) | 48 (18-86) |
Male gender (%) | 216 (48) | 80 (53) | 70 (47) | 50 (53) | 66 (44) |
White/Other* (%) | 375 (83) | 104 (69) | 127 (85) | 75 (79) | 143 (95) |
Mean disease
duration in months |
105.9 (106.7) |
- | 105.5 (106.9) |
101.4 (108.2) | 106.4 (106.7) |
Mean duration of
steroid use in months * |
16.6 (24.8) |
- | 12.4 (20.9) | 13.9 (24.4) | 20.7 (33.9) |
Mean number of
hospitalizations * (range) |
2.2 (0- 100) |
- | 1.4 (0-15) | 1.6 (0-15) | 3.0 (0-100) |
p<0.05; UC=Ulcerative colitis
”All” refers to mild, moderate, and severe UC.