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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2014; 20(48): 18367-18374
Published online Dec 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i48.18367
Published online Dec 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i48.18367
Table 2 Characteristics of patients with Mayo endoscopic subscore 0 vs 1 or 2 n (%)
| Characteristics | MES 0 (n = 80) | MES 1, 2 (n = 103) | P value |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 45 (56) | 48 (47) | 0.2 |
| Female | 35 (44) | 55 (53) | |
| Median age, yr (IQR) | 49 (37-62) | 40 (32-54) | 0.009 |
| Median duration of disease, mo (IQR) | 98 (52-213) | 122 (57-202) | 0.73 |
| Median age at onset, yr (IQR) | 36 (25-50) | 29 (19-40) | 0.009 |
| Extent of disease | |||
| Pancolitis | 42 (53) | 70 (68) | 0.1 |
| Left-side colitis | 21 (26) | 19 (18) | |
| Proctitis | 17 (21) | 14 (14) | |
| Concomitant medications | |||
| Aminosalicylate | 72 (90) | 91 (88) | 0.72 |
| Corticosteroids | 12 (15) | 11 (11) | 0.38 |
| Mercaptopurine/azathioprine | 28 (35) | 42 (41) | 0.43 |
| Tacrolimus | 3 (4) | 2 (2) | 0.46 |
| Biologics | 2 (3) | 5 (5) | 0.41 |
| Blood markers, median (IQR) | |||
| CRP (mg/L) | 0.4 (0.2-1.0) | 0.5 (0.2-1.2) | 0.3 |
| WBC (/μL) | 5160 (4130-5990) | 5660 (4830-6800) | 0.017 |
| Hb (g/dL) | 13.6 (12.4-15.0) | 13.5 (12.4-14.7) | 0.75 |
| PLT (× 104/μL) | 24.7 (21.7-27.6) | 29.1 (25.6-33.4) | < 0.0001 |
| Alb (g/dL) | 4.5 (4.2-4.8) | 4.4 (4.1-4.7) | 0.17 |
- Citation: Nakarai A, Kato J, Hiraoka S, Inokuchi T, Takei D, Moritou Y, Akita M, Takahashi S, Hori K, Harada K, Okada H, Yamamoto K. Prognosis of ulcerative colitis differs between patients with complete and partial mucosal healing, which can be predicted from the platelet count. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(48): 18367-18374
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i48/18367.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i48.18367