Clinical Research
Copyright ©2007 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2007; 13(45): 5995-6002
Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.5995
Table 1 Demographic features of participating patients with UC
Ulcerative colitis
NormalInflamedUninflamed
No. of patients (cases)184551
Sex (male/female)11/731/1435/16
Age (yr), mean ± SD47.5 ± 20.135.3 ± 13.639.3 ± 14.1
Disease duration (yr)6.5 ± 6.66.2 ± 5.5
Types of colitis
Total-3110
Left-sided-914
Proctitis-024
Others-53
Treatment
Prednisolone (PSL) (no/yes)-15/3029/22
Azathioprine (AZA) (no/yes)-31/1442/9