Table 1.
Demographic and clinical features of all participants.
| Characteristics | HC (n = 92) | Active CD (n = 58) | Inactive CD (n = 57) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (M/F) | 66:26 | 47:11 | 44:13 | 0.435b |
| Age (years) | 28.65 ± 9.49 | 30.09 ± 11.23 | 32.56 ± 11.32 | 0.090a |
| Education (years) | 17.40 ± 2.53 | 16.80 ± 2.11 | 16.9 ± 2.51 | 0.261a |
| BMI | 19.98 ± 3.37 | 19.80 ± 3.68 | 20.00 ± 4.10 | 0.946a |
| Duration (years) | – | 1.23 ± 1.11 | 1.67 ± 1.51 | 0.077c |
| CDAI | – | 284.22 ± 38.23 | 86.51 ± 26.93 | <0.001c* |
| SES-CD | – | 13.86 ± 7.03 | 2.81 ± 1.74 | <0.001c* |
| CRP | – | 25.37 ± 30.04 | 10.15 ± 17.01 | <0.001c* |
| ESR | – | 21.90 ± 19.58 | 12.68 ± 14.51 | 0.012c* |
| PLT | – | 300.83 ± 111.67 | 265.52 ± 109.77 | 0.700c |
| Montreal classification | – | – | – | – |
| L1:L2:L3:L4 | – | 14:7:33:4 | 12:6:36:3 | 0.920b |
| B1:B2:B3:P | – | 14:18:26:29 | 21:12:24:23 | 0.379b |
The values are presented as mean values ± standard deviations.
HC, healthy controls; CD, Crohn's disease; BMI, Body Mass Index; CDAI, Crohn's disease Activity Index; SES-CD, Simple endoscopic score for Crohn's disease; CRP, C-reactive protein; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; PLT, platelet levels; L1, ileum; L2, colonic; L3, ileocolonic; L4, upper gastrointestinal tract disease; B1, on inflammatory and no penetrating; B2, inflammatory; B3, penetrating; P, perianal disease.
a
P value for one-way ANOVA.
b
P value for Chi-square test.
c
P value for independent-sample T-test.
*
Significant difference between active CD group and inactive CD group (P <0.05).