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

Table 4 Comparison of serum beta 2 microglobulin levels with other laboratory markers between active and inactive Crohn’s disease patients

	Inactive CDn = 12	active CDn = 23	P value
B2-M	1.73 ± 0.31	2.50 ± 1.15	0.033
CRP	0.24 ± 0.12	2.23 ± 3.22	0.050
ESR	11.45 ± 11.21	28.17 ± 25.08	0.044
WBC (× 103)	7.81 ± 2.28	7.33 ± 4.53	0.742
Albumin	4.50 ± 0.42	3.83 ± 0.60	0.002

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