Table 5.

Correlations between biomarkers and the descriptors of UCCIS in the MES 0, 1 group.

	FC		FIT		CRP
	r	P	r	P	r	P
UCCIS
Sum of V	0.699	< 0.001	0.568	< 0.001	0.252	0.063
Sum of G	0.611	< 0.001	0.586	< 0.001	0.257	0.058
Sum of E	0.594	< 0.001	0.608	< 0.001	0.243	0.074
Sum of B	0.051	0.709	0.232	0.088	− 0.004	0.975

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, G Granularity, 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.