Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. May 7, 2013; 19(17): 2638-2649
Published online May 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i17.2638
Table 1 Clinical characteristics of ulcerative colitis patients
Normal control n = 20Histological activity of UC
Types of UC
UC with dysplasia n = 10
Inactive n = 10Mild-moderate n = 30Severe n = 34Initial n = 30Chronic n = 44
Gender (n)
Male145162216276
Female65141214174
Mean age3, yr40.6 ± 12.541.2 ± 13.344.7 ± 13.243.2 ± 17.142.8 ± 17.346.5 ± 13.644.7 ± 16.6
Mean duration of disease3, yr-6.14 ± 4.24.3 ± 2.33.7 ± 3.10.8 ± 0.65.1 ± 0.6110.5 ± 1.42
Extent of disease (n)
Extensive colitis-08198193
Left-side colitis-413913134
Proctitis-6969123
Treatment (n)
Aminosalicylates-8252016355
Corticosteroids-45184153
Immunosuppressive agent-001010
Biological agent-000000
None-3201052