Descriptive analysis of portal flow, superior mesenteric artery (SMA) flow, and resistance index
| Variable | n | Portal flow (ml/min) | p Value | SMA flow (ml/min) | p Value | Resistance index | p Value |
| Sex | |||||||
| Male | 40 | 1524 (330) | 963 (296) | 0.82 (0.04) | |||
| Female | 36 | 1374 (371) | 0.08 | 827 (387) | 0.2 | 0.82 (0.05) | 0.9 |
| Surgery | |||||||
| No | 50 | 1460 (362) | 1000 (376) | 0.83 (0.04) | |||
| Yes | 26 | 1439 (351) | 0.6 | 716 (263) | 0.02 | 0.80 (0.06) | 0.2 |
| Current treatment | |||||||
| No | 33 | 1443 (346) | 835 (310) | 0.84 (0.03) | |||
| Steroid | 20 | 1314 (354) | 668 (275) | 0.81 (0.08) | |||
| Other | 23 | 1641 (310) | 0.06 | 1118 (417) | 0.06 | 0.80 (0.05) | 0.1 |
| Site of lesion | |||||||
| Ileum | 36 | 1523 (338) | 853 (274) | 0.81 (0.04) | |||
| Colon | 13 | 1394 (366) | 888 (580) | 0.85 (0.03) | |||
| Ileum and colon | 27 | 1368 (372) | 0.2 | 884 (384) | 0.9 | 0.81 (0.06) | 0.08 |
| Stenosis | |||||||
| No | 35 | 1400 (383) | 874 (374) | 0.84 (0.04) | |||
| Yes | 41 | 1494 (331) | 0.3 | 867 (352) | 0.9 | 0.81 (0.06) | 0.04 |
| Smokers | |||||||
| No | 23 | 1469 (469) | 908 (390) | 0.82 (0.04) | |||
| Current | 42 | 1436 (266) | 870 (354) | 0.81 (0.06) | |||
| Ex-smoker | 10 | 1526 (354) | 0.9 | 831 (334) | 0.9 | 0.83 (0.02) | 0.8 |
| Length of lesion | |||||||
| (min, max, mean) | 5-150 | ||||||
| 1 tertile (4.0, 18.0, 11.5) | 21 | 1439 (425) | 828 (428) | 0.84 (0.03) | |||
| 2 tertile (20.0, 30.0, 25.5) | 23 | 1451 (349) | 977 (366) | 0.81 (0.04) | |||
| 3 tertile (35.0, 75.0, 44.8) | 21 | 1490 (309) | 0.9 | 816 (244) | 0.5 | 0.81 (0.07) | 0.1 |
| Thickness | |||||||
| (min, max, mean) | 5-150 | ||||||
| 1 tertile (3.5, 6.5, 5.1) | 22 | 1229 (365) | 698 (424) | 0.84 (0.03) | |||
| 2 tertile (7.0, 7.5, 7.1) | 21 | 1483 (317) | 840 (196) | 0.82 (0.04) | |||
| 3 tertile (8.0, 13.0, 9.2) | 30 | 1613 (312) | 0.004 | 1034 (372) | 0.03 | 0.80 (0.06) | 0.1 |
| Number of recurrences | |||||||
| (min, max, mean) | |||||||
| 1 tertile (none) | 24 | 1427 (424) | 900 (366) | 0.84 (0.03) | |||
| 2 tertile (1, 3, 1.9) | 26 | 1529 (347) | 1041 (418) | 0.83 (0.05) | |||
| 3 tertile (4, 15, 6.3) | 26 | 1407 (287) | 0.5 | 747 (271) | 0.1 | 0.80 (0.06) | 0.02 |
| CRP | |||||||
| (min, max, mean) | 5-150 | ||||||
| 1 tertile (0.0, 0.4, 0.17) | 21 | 1361 (409) | 774 (254) | 0.83 (0.03) | |||
| 2 tertile (0.5, 2.8, 1.44) | 25 | 1467 (245) | 885 (424) | 0.82 (0.05) | |||
| 3 tertile (2.9, 15.5, 7.40) | 24 | 1492 (392) | 0.4 | 978 (378) | 0.5 | 0.80 (0.06) | 0.6 |
| CDAI | |||||||
| (min, max, mean) | 5-150 | ||||||
| 1 tertile (23, 138, 85.5) | 23 | 1369 (399) | 812 (350) | 0.84 (0.03) | |||
| 2 tertile (140, 215, 182.4) | 23 | 1475 (310) | 965 (348) | 0.82 (0.04) | |||
| 3 tertile (221, 456, 288.2) | 23 | 1483 (338) | 0.4 | 839 (378) | 0.4 | 0.80 (0.07) | 0.3 |
| Duration of disease (months) | |||||||
| (min, max, mean) | |||||||
| 1 tertile ( 1, 10, 4.1) | 26 | 1503 (359) | 937 (318) | 0.84 (0.03) | |||
| 2 tertile (14 , 72, 43.2) | 26 | 1357 (343) | 939 (439) | 0.82 (0.04) | |||
| 3 tertile (76, 218, 119.5) | 24 | 1477 (363) | 0.3 | 733 (272) | 0.2 | 0.79 (0.06) | 0.02 |
Results are expressed as mean (SD).
↵5-150 Available data.