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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Apr 12.
Published in final edited form as: Dig Dis Sci. 2016 Apr 20;61(7):1895–1902. doi: 10.1007/s10620-016-4154-x

Table 1. Baseline Patient Characteristics.

Disease (n=13) Control (n=12) p value
Age (y), median (range) 43 (34, 47) 59 (57, 69) <0.001
% Male 69 33 0.12
Endoscopic indications
 Evaluation of symptoms (%) 11 (85)
 Surveillance 2 (15)
 Colon cancer screening 11 (92)
 Rectal bleeding 1 (8)
Endoscopic findings
IBD
 Ileo-colitis 1
 Pan-colitis 2
 Procto-colitis 1
 Proctitis 1
 Normal 3
IBS
 Normal 3 5
 Polyps 1 6
 Hemorrhoids 3 1
 Diverticulosis 3