Fecal lactoferrin accurately reflects mucosal inflammation in inflammatory bowel disease

Figure 3 Biomarker levels according to disease location. Analysis of variance was used on natural log-transformed values of fecal lactoferrin, white blood cell and C-reactive protein to determine whether median values significantly varied according to disease location. Fecal lactoferrin levels (A) were significantly higher in patients with colonic and combined colonic and small bowel disease compared to patients with small bowel disease only. C-reactive protein (B) showed a similar trend while white blood cell (C) was significantly different only between patients with colonic and those with combined colonic and small bowel disease. WBC: White blood cell; CRP: C-reactive protein; SB: Small bowel.