Microheterogeneity of acute phase proteins in patients with ulcerative colitis

Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients with UC (mean ± SD)

Trulove and Witts’ classification	UC (n = 27)	Severe (n = 9)	Moderate (n = 10)	Mild (n = 8)	P
Female (n)	16	4	6	6
Male (n)	11	5	4	2
Age (yr)	41.80 ± 18.00	40.20 ± 20.20	38.00 ± 16.00	48.40 ± 18.30	NS
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	12.01 ± 2.21	11.17 ± 1.92	11.88 ± 2.14	13.11 ± 2.38	< 0.05
PLT (thsd/mm3)	352.00 ± 190.62	428.78 ± 116.65	358.90 ± 235.76	257.00 ± 173.18	< 0.05
Fe (μg/dL)	73.90 ± 35.60	52.33 ± 19.20	73.20 ± 26.71	99.00 ± 45.19	< 0.05
WBC (thsd/mm3)	8.68 ± 3.99	10.20 ± 5.61	9.03 ± 3.13	6.58 ± 1.52	< 0.05
Total protein (g/dL)	6.15 ± 0.99	5.72 ± 1.20	6.52 ± 0.71	6.20 ± 0.93	< 0.05
Albumin (g/dL)	3.22 ± 0.82	2.70 ± 0.78	3.63 ± 0.59	3.40 ± 0.89	< 0.05