Retrospective Cohort Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2017.
World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2017; 23(45): 8008-8016
Published online Dec 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i45.8008
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study cohort by absence or presence of hypoalbuminemia status at ulcerative colitis diagnosis n (%)
Normal albumin at UC diagnosis (n = 536)Hypoalbuminemia at UC diagnosis ( n = 174)P value
Age at anemia diagnosis (mean, SD, yr)55 (13)59 (12)0.001
Sex0.65
Male500 (93.3)164 (94.3)
Female36 (6.7)10 (5.7)
Race0.433
Caucasian397 (74.1)130 (74.7)
AA82 (15.3)24 (13.8)
Hispanic7 (1.3)2 (1.2)
Others8 (1.5)0 (0)
Unknown42 (7.8)18 (10.3)
Disease extent at baseline< 0.001
E1118 (22.0)14 (8.1)
E2263 (49.1)84 (48.3)
E3155 (28.9)76 (43.7)