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World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2008; 14(18): 2851-2857
Published online May 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2851
Table 1 Basal and demographic data
DataGroup A Mesalamine + NAC (n = 19)Group B Mesalamine + placebo (n = 18)Total (n = 37)
Age (mean ± SD)51.4 ± 1442.2 ± 1346.9 ± 14
White race, n (%)11 (57.8)13 (72.2)24 (64.8)
Smoker, n (%)2 (10.5)3 (16.7)5 (13.5)
Male, n (%)8 (42.1)5 (27.8)13 (35.1)
Basal modified Truelove-Witts severity index (mean ± SD)5.95 ± 2.224.61 ± 2.095.30 ± 2.20