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. 2019 Dec 24;14(5):595–607. doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjz208

Table 4.

Changes in quality of life [QoL] of Crohn’s disease [CD] patients as measured by the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire [IBD-Q] before [T0] and after riboflavin supplementation [T3].

Total study population T0 T3 p-value
Total score IBD-Q 173 [152; 193] 177 [160; 196] 0.001
Bowel symptoms 55 [48; 61] 58 [49; 64] 0.002
Systemic symptoms 22 [19; 27] 24 [19; 29] <0.001
Emotional function 67 [60; 73] 66 [60; 74] 0.257
Social function 32 [26; 35] 32 [26; 34] 0.631
FC <200 µg/g T0 T3 p-value
Total score IBD-Q 175 [157; 200] 178 [162; 205] 0.001
Bowel symptoms 56 [48; 63] 59 [51; 66] 0.005
Systemic symptoms 22 [19; 27] 24 [19; 30] <0.001
Emotional function 68 [61; 73] 67 [61; 82] 0.059
Social function 32 [27; 35] 33 [27; 35] 0.195
FC >200 µg/g T0 T3 p-value
Total score IBD-Q 171 [145; 188] 177 [143; 187] 0.253
Bowel symptoms 53 [47; 60] 57 [48; 61] 0.163
Systemic symptoms 22 [19; 28] 24 [18; 28] 0.127
Emotional function 63 [57; 70] 64 [57; 71] 0.714
Social function 30 [26; 33] 29 [23; 34] 0.361

Response scores are presented as median [interquartile range] with corresponding p-values according to paired Wilcoxon’s signed-rank test. Two-sided p-values <0.05 are considered statistically significant. Significances are indicated in bold.

FC, faecal calprotectin.