Treatment group | PC 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. | |||
Sex | 0.793* | ||
Male | 19 | 17 | |
Female | 11 | 13 | |
Age (median (IQR)) | 35.5 (24–58) | 36.5 (28–46) | 0.773† |
Extension | |||
Pancolitis | 13 | 16 | 0.606*‡ |
To right flexure | 2 | 1 | |
To transversum | 4 | 1 | |
To left flexure | 8 | 2 | |
To sigma | 2 | 9 | |
To rectum | 1 | 1 | |
CAI (median (IQR)) | 10 (7–12) | 7 (5–9) | 0.0071† |
EAI (median (IQR)) | 7 (6–8) | 6.5 (6–8) | 0.725† |
Histology score | 0.483* | ||
No/mild inactive | 2 | 5 | |
Mild/moderate active | 15 | 11 | |
Severe active | 8 | 7 | |
Not determined | 5 | 7 | |
LQI (median (IQR)) | 3.0 (2.3–3.5) | 3.3 (2.8–3.8) | 0.170† |
Not determined | 1 | 0 |