Brief Article
Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2012; 18(15): 1773-1780
Published online Apr 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i15.1773
Table 3 Demographic and baseline clinical characteristics of patients
CharacteristicProfermin, n = 39
Sex, male:female15/24
Age, yr, median and range35 (19-50)
Mean duration of disease, yr, median and range7 (1-21)
Disease location, n (%)
Proctitis17 (44)
Left-sided colitis/procto-sigmoiditis11 (28)
Pancolitis11 (28)
Extraintestinal manifestations, n (%)17 (43)
Initial CRP, mg/L, median and range15 (< 1-156)
Initial albumin, g/L, median and range41 (23-47)