Table 1

 Patient characteristics at entry into the study for the phosphatidylcholine (PC) and placebo groups

Treatment groupPC group (n = 30)Placebo group (n = 30)p Value
IQR, interquartile range; CAI, clinical activity index; EAI, endoscopic activity index; LQI, life quality index.
*Fisher’s exact test; †Mann-Whitney U test; ‡p value is given for differences between rates of patients with pancolitis versus patients with partial colitis.
Sex0.793*
    Male1917
    Female1113
Age (median (IQR))35.5 (24–58)36.5 (28–46)0.773†
Extension
    Pancolitis13160.606*‡
    To right flexure21
    To transversum41
    To left flexure82
    To sigma29
    To rectum11
CAI (median (IQR))10 (7–12)7 (5–9)0.0071†
EAI (median (IQR))7 (6–8)6.5 (6–8)0.725†
Histology score0.483*
    No/mild inactive25
    Mild/moderate active1511
    Severe active87
    Not determined57
LQI (median (IQR))3.0 (2.3–3.5)3.3 (2.8–3.8)0.170†
    Not determined10