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Characteristics of patients included in the study
| Patients (n = 56) | Age (yr) (mean ± SD) | Male/female | Active/remission | |
| IBD (n = 48) | CD (n = 26) | 11 ± 3.08 | 16/10 | 23/3 |
| UC (n = 22) | 15 ± 3.88 | 12/10 | 15/7 | |
| CONTROLS (n = 8) | HC (n = 8) | 10 ± 4.60 | 4/4 | - |
IBD: Inflammatory bowel disease; CD: Crohn’s disease; UC: Ulcerative colitis; HC: Healthy controls.
