TABLE 1:

Description of Study Group Characteristics

Study Group	No. Subjects	Age, Mean (Range), y	Sex, Female/Male	UCDAI Score, Median (Range)	TNF-α, Mean (Range), Copies/μg of Total RNA
UC patients	15	37 (14–69)	6/9	9 (4–15)	15,207 (4300–44,600)
Healthy controls	10	68 (25–86)	4/6	—	3430 (1100–7900)
UC remission	5	46 (41–70)	0/5	<1	4083 (1400–8500)