Table 4.

Patient demography

Characteristic	mean ± SD [range]
Age (yr)	13.5 ± 2.6 [8.1-17.8]
Weight (kg)	47.7 ± 11.3 [31.0-72.2]
Height (cm)	157.3 ± 12.3 [132.0-175.0]
Duration of disease	3.1 ± 3.2 [0.2-14]
Smoking status	No patient ever smoked
Male	n = 13	52.0%
Female	n = 12	48.0%
Caucasian	n = 22	88.0%
Oriental (near East)	n = 2	8.0%
Other	n = 1	4.0%
Pancolitis	n = 18	72%
Left sided	n = 7	28%
Entry PUCAI score	mean = 42.6	median = 40
Entry EAI score (median)	mean = 7.0	median = 7.5