Regional variation of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease in Saudi Arabia: Results from a multicenter study

Table 4 Presenting features in children with ulcerative colitis

Parameters	Central, %	Western, %	Eastern, %	P value
Weight loss	41.5	31.4	43.5	0.467
Abdominal pain	67.9	52.9	73.9	0.139
Diarrhea	73.6	92.2	78.3	0.033a
Blood in stool	92.5	96.1	91.3	0.64
Pancolitis at presentation	67.9	23.5	43.5	< 0.001a
High CRP	58.8	71.4	45.5	0.347
High ESR	71.4	75	83.3	0.605
Low serum albumin	48.6	30.4	52.9	0.247
Anemia	57.4	55.6	90.9	0.006a

^aP < 0.05, it means the significant. CRP: C-reactive protein; ESR: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate.