Table 1.

Frequency of ASCA in Patients and in the Control Group

	Patients (n = 77)	Control group (n = 80)	P
ASCA IgG or IgA	16.9% (13/77)	3.7 % (3/80)	0.01
ASCA IgG and IgA	6.5% (5/77)	0 %	0.02
ASCA IgG	15.6%* (12/77)	2.5% (2/80)	0.009
ASCA IgA	7.8%* (6/77)	1.2% (1/80)	0.05

ASCA, anti Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies.

*P = 0.04.