Clinical utility of a new endoscopic scoring system for Crohn’s disease

Table 2 Comparison of clinical variables between the low and high modified Simple Endoscopic Score for Crohn’s disease groups

mSES-CD	Low (< 4)	High (≥4)	P value
Number	16	60
Sex (Male:Female)	15:1	45:15	0.092
Mean age at diagnosis (yr)	27.2 ± 8.9	25.8 ± 11.0	0.648
Mean disease duration (yr)	13.1 ± 8.0	9.0 ± 8.8	0.097
Prior surgery (yes/no)	10:6	30:30	0.374
Infliximab (yes/no)	8:8	21:39	0.272
Azathioprine (yes/no)	2:14	16:44	0.200
Elemental diet (yes/no)	14:2	47:13	0.335
5-ASA (yes/no)	15:1	48:12	0.180
CDAI	90.0 ± 55.4	111.0 ± 54.1	0.186
CRP (mg/dL)	0.16 ± 0.21	1.13 ± 1.57	< 0.001
Albumin (g/dL)	4.01 ± 0.82	3.47 ± 0.72	0.010

ASA: Aminosalicylic acid; CDAI: Crohn's disease activity Index; CRP: C-reactive protein.