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Table 1 Comparisons of clinical information between UC and CD patients

From: Association between body fat composition and disease duration, clinical activity, and intravenous corticosteroid-induced response in inflammatory bowel disease

Variables

Overall (n = 141)

Baseline characteristics

P

UC

CD

(n = 69)

(n = 72)

Response, n (%)

88(62.41%)

41(59.42%)

47(65.28%)

0.492

Age (years)

38.00(23.00–51.00)

48.00(33.50–55.50)

26.00(21.00–39.75)

 < 0.001

Male, n (%)

85(60.28%)

38(55.07%)

47(65.28%)

0.233

BMI (kg/m2)

19.52 ± 3.46

20.54 ± 3.22

18.54 ± 3.43

0.001

Temperature > 37.8 °C, n (%)

45(31.91%)

19(27.54%)

26(36.11%)

0.285

ESR (mm/h)

50.23 ± 30.63

49.72 ± 30.80

50.71 ± 30.68

0.849

CRP (mg/L)

44.40(15.00–77.21)

55.10(14.99–85.78)

39.89(15.16–69.58)

0.338

Hb (g/L)

106.20 ± 25.79

107.93 ± 25.55

104.54 ± 26.08

0.438

Alb (g/L)

33.71 ± 6.92

33.37 ± 6.55

34.04 ± 7.29

0.566

CMV seropositivity, n (%)

10(7.09%)

10(14.49%)

0(0.00%)

0.001

Disease duration (months)

12.00(6.00–48.00)

12.00(4.00–57.00)

12.00(6.00–45.00)

0.831

Stool frequency (n/day)

6(4–10)

8(6–12)

5(2–8)

 < 0.001

Bloody stools, n (%)

97(68.79%)

69(100.00%)

28(38.89%)

 < 0.001

Parenteral manifestations, n (%)

42(29.79%)

12(17.39%)

30(41.67%)

0.002

Colonic dilatation, n (%)

15(10.64%)

11(15.94%)

4(5.56%)

0.057

SATI (cm2/m2)

24.36(12.44–39.87)

29.02(21.84–44.18)

19.84(9.18–33.94)

 < 0.001

VATI (cm2/m2)

16.94(9.18–25.41)

18.66(12.27–31.60)

14.60(8.49–21.82)

0.027

PSAI (cm2/m2)

0.96(0.71–1.35)

1.19(0.96–1.57)

0.81(0.57–0.96)

 < 0.001

MATI (cm2/m2)

4.33 ± 2.13

4.87 ± 2.08

3.81 ± 2.06

0.003

MFI (cm2/m2)

0.71(0.54–1.00)

0.68(0.56–0.81)

0.75(0.51–1.13)

0.090

  1. Normally distributed continuous variables are described as means ± SDs, while non-normally distributed continuous variables are presented as medians with 25% and 75% quartiles. Categorized variables are given as absolute numbers and percentages
  2. UC Ulcerative colitis, CD Crohn’s disease, BMI Body mass index, ESR Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, CRP C-reactive protein, Hb Hemoglobin, Alb Albumin, CMV Cytomegalovirus, SATI Subcutaneous adipose tissue index, VATI Visceral adipose tissue index, PSAI Paraspinal intramuscular adipose tissue index, MATI Mesorectal adipose tissue index, MFI Mesenteric fat index, SDs Standard deviations