Serum beta 2-microglobulin as a biomarker in inflammatory bowel disease

Table 3 Comparison of serum beta 2 microglobulin levels with other laboratory markers between active and inactive ulcerative colitis patients

	Inactive CD	Active CD	P value
	n = 14	n = 29
B2-M	1.88 ± 0.41	2.66 ± 0.92	0.004
CRP	0.41 ± 0.27	2.43 ± 3.34	0.046
ESR	14.00 ± 7.85	24.20 ± 20.65	0.106
WBC (× 103)	6.41 ± 1.47	7.96 ± 3.16	0.119
Albumin	3.99 ± 0.50	4.01 ± 0.67	0.948

B2-M: Beta 2 microglobulin; CRP: C reactive protein; WBC: White blood count; ESR: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate.