Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of patients with UC

	n = 26
Gender (Male/female) Age (years) Median (range) Disease duration (years)  Median (range)	15/11 38 (19-58) 8 (0-24)
Short-term (< 8 years)	15
Long-standing (≥ 8 years)	11
Extent of disease
Pan-colitis	14
Proctitis	6
Left-sided colitis	5
Right-sided colitis	1
Daily medication at entry
Mesalazine (1.5-4.5 g/day)	20
Steroids (5-15 mg/day)	12
Azathioprine (25-50 mg/day)	2
None	3
Past use of steroids
Yes/no	18/8