Table 7.
Demographic characteristics of study population: transcriptomic analysis.
| Parameter | Small Bowel | p-value | ||
| UC_n | CD_q | CD_i | ||
| N | 17 | 18 | 16 | |
| Sex (F/M) | 9/8 | 7/11 | 6/10 | 0.605 1 |
| Age [yrs.], mean ± SD | 36.7 ± 11.9 | 32.9 ± 6.1 | 31.9 ± 6 | 0.232 2 |
| Large Bowel | ||||
| CD_q | CD_i | UC_i | ||
| N | 16 | 9 | 15 | |
| Sex (F/M) | 5/11 | 3/6 | 8/7 | 0.409 1 |
| Age [yrs.], mean ± SD | 31.9 ± 6.4 | 31.3 ± 9.3 | 37.3 ± 12 | 0.204 2 |
N, number of samples; F/M, female to male ratio; yrs., years; SD, standard deviation; 1 Χ2-test; 2 one-way ANOVA; UC_n, macroscopically normal small bowel samples obtained from patients with ulcerative colitis; CD_q, quiescent small or large bowel samples obtained from patients with Crohn’s disease; CD_i, inflamed small or large bowel samples obtained from patients with Crohn’s disease; UC_i, inflamed large bowel samples obtained from patients with ulcerative colitis.