Case Control Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2017.
World J Gastroenterol. Jun 14, 2017; 23(22): 4039-4046
Published online Jun 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i22.4039
Table 1 Characteristics of study population (inflammatory bowel disease)
ControlsActive IBDInactive IBDP value
n12213338
Age (yr)38.5 ± 14.237.5 ± 13.437.6 ± 10.50.825
Gender (F/M)55/6763/7016/220.833
Table 2 Characteristics of study population (Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis)
CD activeCD inactiveUC activeUC inactiveP value
N81165222
Age (yr)35.3 ± 12.735.7 ± 10.540.9 ± 13.839 ± 10.50.081
Gender (F/M)42/395/1121/3111/110.346
Hb (g/dL)12 ± 1.913.8 ± 2.112.2 ± 2.412.8 ± 1.50.028
PLT (× 103/mm3)397 (297-483)283 (215-344)314 (283-434)264 (226-327)< 0.001
WBC (× 103/mm3)7.89 (5.9-10.8)6.24 (5.5-7.3)7.91 (6.1-9)6.2 (5.1-7.6)0.046
Protein (g/dL)6.97 ± 0.997.26 ± 0.746.77 ± 0.887.23 ± 0.540.152
Table 3 Interleukin-9 association with proinflammatory, angiogenic and Th1 and Th2 subset-specific cytokines
CD activeCD inactiveUC activeUC inactiveControls
IL1βNS0.58, P = 0.0200.42, P = 0.0020.76, P < 0.00010.51, P < 0.00011
IL6NS0.58, P = 0.0180.38, P = 0.0050.77, P < 0.000110.33, P < 0.001
IL130.48, P < 0.000110.62, P = 0.0101NSNS0.46, P < 0.00011
IFNγ0.29, P = 0.008NS0.51, P = 0.000110.74, P = 0.0001NS
TNFαNSNSNS0.65, P = 0.0010.19, P = 0.045
VEGFA0.37, P < 0.00110.77, P < 0.00110.38, P = 0.0060.46, P = 0.0330.36, P = 0.0001