Table 1.

Baseline Demographic Variables of the 34 Patients with Ulcerative Colitis Who Were Included in This Study

Demographic	Value
Age, yr	41.42±13.03
Male:female	19:15
Height, cm	167.00±7.99
Body weight, kg	36.50±9.87
Duration of UC, mo	51.45±40.28
Endoscopic activity index	7.97±2.71
Mayo score	6.74±2.09
Location of lesions
Entire colon	16
Rectum and sigmoid colon	5
Left colon	13
Clinical course
First onset	3
Chronic	31
UC severity level
Mild	5
Moderate	21
Severe	8
Medications
First episode	3
Oral 5-ASA or sulphasalazine	11
Corticosteroid, oral or intravenous	3
Oral 5-ASA or sulphasalazine+oral or intravenous steroid	7
Oral 5-ASA or sulphasalazine oral or intravenous steroid+topical 5-ASA	2
Oral 5-ASA or sulphasalazine+enema and oral or intravenous steroid	1
Oral 5-ASA or sulphasalazine+5-ASA enema	5
Enema and oral or intravenous steroid	1
Other	1

Data are presented as mean±SD or number. UC, ulcerative colitis; 5-ASA, 5-aminosalicylic acid.