Table 3.

Change in postoperative inflammatory response in patients with Crohn’s disease compared with patients with ulcerative colitis showing the change in inflammatory markers from baseline to peak.

		Crohn’s disease	Ulcerative colitis	P
Delta IL-6	Median (IQR)	123.4 (20.7–453.1)	25.2 (15.1–81.4)	.047
Delta IL-10	Median (IQR)	1.0 (0.2–3.1)	0.8 (0.1–5.8)	.821
Delta CRP	Median (IQR)	152.6 (77.0–222.0)	55.0 (40.1–81.1)	.002
Delta WBC	Median (IQR)	6.5 (3.5–8.1)	5.7 (4.8–6.2)	.826

Abbreviations: CRP, C-reactive protein; IL-6, interleukin-6; IL-10, interleukin-10; WBC, white blood cell.

^aMedian (IQR) of the concentrations.