Table 1.
Comparison of demographic, anthropometric, body composition, and clinical characteristics of ulcerative colitis patients at baseline according to their relapse status after 12 mo n (%)
| Remission (n = 13) | Relapse (n = 7) | P value | |
| Age, yr | 46.0 (32.5-56.5) | 33.0 (28.0-52.0) | 0.18 |
| Females | 7 (53.8) | 4 (57.1) | 1.00 |
| Current smoker | 2 (15.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0.52 |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 28.1 (25.3-32.7) | 22.0 (20.3-22.8) | < 0.01 |
| Overweight/obese | 10 (76.9) | 1 (14.3) | 0.02 |
| Waist circumference, cm | 99.1 (84.4-105.3) | 82.8 (70.1-89.0) | 0.03 |
| Waist to height ratio | 0.6 (0.5-0.6) | 0.5 (0.4-0.5) | 0.02 |
| Body fat percentage | 35.8 (27.0-47.6) | 29 (20.4-34.1) | 0.16 |
| Fat mass, kg | 34.1 (20.4-45.5) | 20.1 (16.3-24.6) | 0.04 |
| Age at diagnosis, yr | 26.0 (22.5-44.5) | 25.0 (17-29) | 0.39 |
| Months since last relapse | 12.0 (4.5-33) | 11.0 (6.0-40) | 0.76 |
| UC subtype | |||
| Proctitis | 1 (7.7) | 1 (14.3) | |
| Left-sided | 4 (30.8) | 3 (42.9) | 0.71 |
| Pancolitis | 8 (61.5) | 3 (42.9) | |
| Medication | |||
| 5-ASA | 9 (69.2) | 4 (57.1) | 0.65 |
| Immunosuppressants | 4 (30.8) | 2 (28.6) | 1.00 |
| No medication | 3 (23.1) | 1 (14.3) | 1.00 |
Numerical variables are presented as median (interquartile range). UC: Ulcerative colitis.