Table 1.
Demographic and anthropometric parameters of the study participants.
| Parameter | Ulcerative Colitis (UC) (Mean ± SD) (n = 34) |
Control for UC (Mean ± SD) (n = 34) |
p | Crohn’s Disease (CD) (Mean ± SD) (n = 25) |
Control for CD (Mean ± SD) (n = 25) |
p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 13.5 ± 3.41 | 13.5 ± 3.41 | 1.000 | 13.8 ± 3.12 | 13.8 ± 3.12 | 1.000 |
| Girls | 13.1 ± 3.41 | 13.1 ± 3.41 | 1.000 | 13.1 ± 3.94 | 13.1 ± 3.94 | 1.000 |
| Boys | 13.9 ± 3.46 | 13.9 ± 3.46 | 1.000 | 14.1 ± 2.74 | 14.1 ± 2.74 | 1.000 |
| Body weight (kg) | 47.9 ± 15.33 | 49.2 ± 15.82 | 0.731 | 43.6 ± 14.14 | 54.9 ± 17.35 | 0.015 |
| Girls | 42.7 ± 13.25 | 45.1 ± 11.47 | 0.560 | 43.8 ± 15.99 | 51.0 ± 18.59 | 0.411 |
| Boys | 53.1 ± 15.85 | 53.3 ± 18.69 | 0.984 | 42.6 ± 13.72 | 56.8 ± 17.00 | 0.018 |
| Height (cm) | 156.7 ± 18.24 | 156.6 ± 17.68 | 0.981 | 155.9 ± 18.26 | 160.9 ± 17.64 | 0.316 |
| Girls | 150.8 ± 16.69 | 152.3 ± 14.73 | 0.783 | 148.4 ± 17.05 | 154.1 ± 20.84 | 0.551 |
| Boys | 162.6 ± 18.27 | 160.9 ± 19.71 | 0.795 | 159.4 ± 18.20 | 164.1 ± 15.58 | 0.411 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 19.1 ± 3.55 | 19.6 ± 3.46 | 0.418 | 17.5 ± 3.41 | 20.6 ± 4.00 | 0.004 * |
| Girls | 18.6 ± 3.98 | 19.2 ± 3.17 | 0.339 | 19.1 ± 4.14 | 20.7 ± 4.56 | 0.645 |
| Boys | 19.6 ± 3.11 | 20.0 ± 3.79 | 0.786 | 16.7 ± 2.82 | 20.6 ± 3.86 | 0.002 * |
| BMI z-score | −0.01 ± 0.928 | 0.13 ± 0.887 | 0.351 | −0.42 ± 0.892 | 0.41 ± 1.050 | 0.003 * |
| Girls | −0.15 ± 1.045 | 0.05 ± 0.829 | 0.231 | −0.03 ± 1.126 | 0.46 ± 1.211 | 0.505 |
| Boys | 0.14 ± 0.799 | 0.22 ± 0.959 | 0.812 | −0.61 ± 0.725 | 0.38 ± 1.004 | 0.002 * |
| Disease activity, n (boys.girls) (PUCAI/PCDAI): Lack Mild Moderate Severe |
12 (8/4) 8 (4/4) 10 (5/5) 4 (0/4) |
n/a | n/a | 7 (4/3) 5 (2/3) 9 (8/1) 4 (3/1) |
n/a | n/a |
| Duration of the disease: New diagnosis Up to 1 year More than 1 year |
16 4 14 |
n/a | n/a | 10 3 12 |
n/a | n/a |
| Location of lesions (Paris classification): | 27P 3L 4E |
n/a | n/a | 1L1 2L2 3L3 1L4b 2L1/L4b 6L1/L4a 10L3/L4a |
n/a | n/a |
SD—standard deviation; BMI—body mass index; z-score-standard score; PUCAI—Paediatric Ulcerative Colitis Activity Index; PCDAI—Paediatric Crohn’s Disease Activity Index; P—Pancolitis; L—Left-sided; E—Extensive; L1—1/3 of distal section of ileum; L2—The colon; L3—The ileum and colon; L4b—The upper section distally to the ligament of Treitz and proximally to 1/3 of the distal section of ileum; L1/L4b—1/3 of the distal section of ileum and the upper section distally to the ligament of Treitz and proximally to 1/3 of the distal section of ileum; L1/L4a—1/3 of the distal section of ileum and the upper section of the alimentary canal proximally to the ligament of Treitz; L3/L4a—The ileum, colon and the upper section of alimentary canal proximally to the ligament of Treitz; n/a—not applicable. * indicate significant values (p < 0.05).