Table 3.
Correlations between biomarkers and the descriptors of UCIES/UCCIS.
| FC | FIT | CRP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | P | r | P | r | P | |
| UCEIS | ||||||
| V | 0.659 | < 0.001 | 0.723 | < 0.001 | 0.430 | < 0.001 |
| E | 0.636 | < 0.001 | 0.712 | < 0.001 | 0.453 | < 0.001 |
| B | 0.514 | < 0.001 | 0.718 | < 0.001 | 0.360 | 0.001 |
| UCCIS | ||||||
| Sum of V | 0.716 | < 0.001 | 0.727 | < 0.001 | 0.494 | < 0.001 |
| Sum of G | 0.718 | < 0.001 | 0.763 | < 0.001 | 0.511 | < 0.001 |
| Sum of E | 0.710 | < 0.001 | 0.708 | < 0.001 | 0.532 | < 0.001 |
| Sum of B | 0.381 | < 0.001 | 0.660 | < 0.001 | 0.308 | 0.006 |
UCEIS Ulcerative colitis endoscopic index of severity, UCCIS Ulcerative colitis colonoscopic index of severity, FC Fecal calprotectin, FIT Fecal immunochemical occult blood test, CRP C-reactive protein, r Correlation coefficient, V Vascular pattern, E Erosions and ulcers, B Bleeding, Sum of V Sum of vascular pattern, Sum of G Sum of granularity, Sum of E Sum of erosions and ulcers, Sum of B Sum of bleeding/friability.