Brief Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2010; 16(39): 4952-4957
Published online Oct 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i39.4952
Table 1 Characteristics of the control and patient groups with inflammatory bowel disease
UCCDControls
n30920
Sex (M/F)22/81/810/10
Mean age (yr)43 ± 346 ± 239.50 ± 12.47
Smoking (smoker/never/ex-smoker)4/22/4--
Duration and range of bowel disease (yr) (mean ± SD)3 ± 0.5 (0-9)3 ± 0.5 (0.5-4)
Respiratory symptom (present/absent)9/211/80/20
Disease activity (active/remission)14/165/4