Table 1 Characteristics of the patients included in the study
From: B Lymphocyte intestinal homing in inflammatory bowel disease
Patients | Ulcerative Colitis 64 | Crohn's disease 32 |
|---|---|---|
Males/females | 32/32 | 21/11 |
Mean age at diagnosis, years | 44.2 ± 14.2 | 47.2 ± 16.6 |
No therapy at diagnosis | 18 (28.1%) | 16 (50.0%) |
Surgical therapy | 3 (4.7%) | 10 (32.3%) |
Disease severity | ||
• Inactive • Mild • Moderate • Severe | 27 (42.2%) 19 (29.7%) 14 (21.9%) 4 (6.3%) | 11 (34.4%) 15 (46.9%) 2 (6.3%) 4 (12.5%) |