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Table 1 Basal characteristics: Patients with ulcerative colitis in remission and controls

From: Patients with longstanding ulcerative colitis in remission do not have more irritable bowel syndrome-like symptoms than controls

 

Ulcerative colitis in remission (n = 55)

Controls (n = 33)

p-value

Mean age years (SD)

49 (14.2)

52 (10.2)

0.27

Women

45%

60%

0.03*

Median disease duration in years (IQR)

17.5 (17)

  

Montreal classification:

 A1

18%

  

 A2

67%

  

 A3

15%

  

 E1

0%

  

 E2

20%

  

 E3

80%

  

 5-ASA

85%

  

Immune modulators

20%

  

Biologics

2%

  

Median fecal calprotectin μg/g (IQR)

37 (42)

21 (18)

<0.02*

  1. *Statistically significant
  2. Ulcerative colitis in remission was defined by steroid-free clinical remission, a Mayo Score ≤1 on endoscopy, a fecal calprotectin ≤200 μg/g and no significant active inflammation on colon biopsies