Table 1.

Comparisons between ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD)

Clinical features	UC (n = 55)	CD (n = 43)	P (Univariate)
Median age (IQR)	12 (8–14)	12 (6–14)	0.23
Male: female	37:18	29:14	1.00
Duration of symptoms (months)	18.20 ± 14.41	18.85 ± 15.33	0.83
Weight z score	−1.88 ± 1.03	−2.82 ± 1.28	0.0002
Height z score	−1.36 ± 1.21	−2.14 ± 1.55	0.007
Pain abdomen (%)§	14 (25.4%)	30 (69.7%)	0.0001
Diarrhea (%)	55 (100%)	31 (72%)	0.0001
Rectal bleeding (%)	55 (100%)	27 (63%)	0.0001
Weight loss (%)§	27 (49.1%)	40 (93.0%)	0.0001
Anorexia (%)	16 (29.1%)	36 (83.7%)	0.0001
Fever (%)§	8 (14.5%)	22 (51.1%)	0.0001
Need for surgery (%)	3 (5.4%)	17 (39.5%)	0.0001
Extraintestinal manifestations (%)	11 (20.0%)†	10 (23.2%)‡	0.805
Perianal disease (%)	0	6 (13.9%)	0.005

^† Aphthous stomatitis 4, arthritis 4, deep vein thrombosis 2, aphthous stomatitis and arthritis 1 each.

^‡ Aphthous stomatitis 5, arthritis 3, aphthous stomatitis and arthritis 1 each, uveitis with oral and joint 1.

^§ Multivariate analysis (binary logistic regression): Pain in abdomen (P = 0.02), weight loss (P = 0.009), and fever (P = 0.03) were significant.