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

Table 3 Comparison of inflammation indexes of patients with Crohn’s disease in active phase (groups A and B) before and after enteral nutrition support for 4 wk (mean ± SD)

Index	Group A (n = 21)			Group B (n = 19)			Active groups (A + B, n = 40)
	Before EN	After EN	P value	Before EN	After EN	P value	Before EN	After EN	P value
CRP (mg/L)	27.17 ± 31.60	10.37 ± 14.42	0.019	28.75 ± 16.29	16.30 ± 14.70	0.031	28.09 ± 31.21	10.00 ± 14.56	0.024
ESR (mm/h)	29.14 ± 15.12	16.25 ± 12.41	0.020	27.96 ± 16.88	20.12 ± 14.01	0.042	28.65 ± 17.35	18.30 ± 18.73	0.030
CDAI	239.21 ± 52.60	126.10 ± 33.21	0.013	226.18 ± 60.24	188.02 ± 49.33	0.045	230.93 ± 61.69	174.32 ± 68.52	0.044

P-values were calculated by paired-samples t test. CRP: C-reactive protein; ESR: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CDAI: Crohn’s disease activity index; EN: Enteral nutrition.