Table 5.

Correlation of Each Score and Serum C-Reactive Protein and Albumin

Correlations	r	P-value
BWT and UCEISa	0.628	0.020
BWT and CTCAEa	0.469	0.099
CDS grade and UCEISa	0.445	0.117
CDS grade and CTCAEa	0.724	0.008
US grade and UCEIS
Cecum	0.311	0.379
Ascending colon	0.582	0.064
Right-sided transverse colon	0.312	0.333
Left-sided transverse colon	0.270	0.386
Descending colon	0.191	0.546
Sigmoid colon	0.616	0.020
Rectum	0.707	0.005
Most severe lesions	0.687	0.009
US grade and CTCAEa	0.628	0.035
US grade and C-reactive proteina	0.244	0.398
US grade and albumina	–0.330	0.248

Correlations were calculated using Spearman correlation coefficient.

^aComparison at the most severely affected sites.

BWT, bowel wall thickness; UCEIS, Ulcerative Colitis Endoscopic Index of Severity; CTCAE, Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events; CDS, color Doppler signal; US, ultrasonography.