Dietary and metabolomic determinants of relapse in ulcerative colitis patients: A pilot prospective cohort study

Table 1 Comparison of demographic, anthropometric, body composition, and clinical characteristics of ulcerative colitis patients at baseline according to their relapse status after 12 mo n (%)

	Remission (n = 13)	Relapse (n = 7)	P value
Age, yr	46.0 (32.5-56.5)	33.0 (28.0-52.0)	0.18
Females	7 (53.8)	4 (57.1)	1.00
Current smoker	2 (15.4)	0 (0.0)	0.52
Body mass index, kg/m2	28.1 (25.3-32.7)	22.0 (20.3-22.8)	< 0.01
Overweight/obese	10 (76.9)	1 (14.3)	0.02
Waist circumference, cm	99.1 (84.4-105.3)	82.8 (70.1-89.0)	0.03
Waist to height ratio	0.6 (0.5-0.6)	0.5 (0.4-0.5)	0.02
Body fat percentage	35.8 (27.0-47.6)	29 (20.4-34.1)	0.16
Fat mass, kg	34.1 (20.4-45.5)	20.1 (16.3-24.6)	0.04
Age at diagnosis, yr	26.0 (22.5-44.5)	25.0 (17-29)	0.39
Months since last relapse	12.0 (4.5-33)	11.0 (6.0-40)	0.76
UC subtype
Proctitis	1 (7.7)	1 (14.3)
Left-sided	4 (30.8)	3 (42.9)	0.71
Pancolitis	8 (61.5)	3 (42.9)
Medication
5-ASA	9 (69.2)	4 (57.1)	0.65
Immunosuppressants	4 (30.8)	2 (28.6)	1.00
No medication	3 (23.1)	1 (14.3)	1.00

Numerical variables are presented as median (interquartile range). UC: Ulcerative colitis.