Clinical Research
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2004.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 1, 2004; 10(7): 1056-1058
Published online Apr 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i7.1056
Table 1 The median values of SEBM thickness in various co-lon segments
Colon segmentSEBM thickness (μm)
MedianRange
Cecum5*3-12
Ascending colon5*b3-20
Transverse colon83-20
Descending colon8bad3-20
Rectum103-20
Table 2 The Spearman’s correlation coefficients for the relationship between SEBM thickness and severity of inflamma-tion in various colon segments
Colon segmentCorrelation coefficient (r)P
Cecum0.499< 0.0001
Ascending colon0.642< 0.0001
Transverse colon0.699< 0.0001
Descending colon0.620< 0.0001
Rectum0.553< 0.0001