Impact of enteral nutrition on energy metabolism in patients with Crohn’s disease

Table 1 General information of patients among the three groups

	Group A (n = 21)	Group B (n = 19)	Group C (n = 21)	P value
Male (n)	15	12	16
Female (n)	6	7	5	0.83
Age (yr)	40.3 ± 12.6	39.6 ± 11.7	40.6 ± 14.0	0.97
BMI (kg/m2)	16.68 ± 2.21	17.96 ± 3.37	17.74 ± 2.90	0.31
CD type (n)
Ileal	8	6	9
Ileo-colonic	5	6	6
Colonic	8	7	6	0.88
Duration (yr)	2.41 ± 1.01	2.28 ± 1.22	2.33 ± 1.25	0.94

P-values were calculated by χ² test or one-way analysis of variance. Group A: Active phase in remission via enteral nutrition (EN); group B: Remained in active phase before and after EN; group C: In remission before and after EN. BMI: Body mass index; CD: Crohn’s disease.