Comparative study between bowel ultrasound and magnetic resonance enterography among Egyptian inflammatory bowel disease patients

Table 2 Demographic characteristics, laboratory and colonscopic findings of the total 40 studied cases

Demographic characteristics, laboratory and colonscopic findings	n
Age (yr)	33.50 ± 8.19
Gender (male/female)	16/24
Symptoms
Diarrhea	14 (35%)
Diarrhea and bleeding	10 (25%)
Bleeding	4 (10%)
Abdominal pain	36 (90%)
Total leukocyte count (103/cmm)	7.32 ± 2.22
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	11.22 ± 1.86
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)	0.97 ± 0.14
Alanine aminotransferase (IU/L)	25.75 ± 10.49
Total protein (g/dL)	7.16 ± 0.73
Albumin (g/dL)	3.76 ± 0.44
Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dL)	22.10 ± 9.86
Creatinine (mg/dL)	0.87 ± 0.22
Serum sodium (mmol/L)	136.65 ± 6.19
Serum Potassium (mmol/L)	3.96 ± 0.55
C-reactive protein (mg/L)	28 (6–55)
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (mm/h)	45 (31.5–60)
Colonscopic findings
Opacity of mucosa	28 (70%)
Excess exudate	24 (60%)
Cobble stone	26 (65%)
Bleeding on touch	20 (50%)
Aphthous ulcers	30 (75%)
Diffuse ulceration	20 (50%)
Pseudopolyps	20 (50%)
Polyps	30 (75%)
Site of involvement
Rectum	4 (10%)
Pancolitis	4 (10%)
Descending colon	4 (10%)
Rectum and sigmoid colon	10 (25%)
Ileum	18 (45%)
Type of disease
Ulcerative colitis	14 (35%)
Crohn's disease	26 (65%)
Activity
Remission	6 (15%)
Activity	34 (85%)

Data are mean ± standard deviation, n (%) and median (inter-quartile range).