Table 1

Patient characteristics at entry

Controls
(n=13)		Ulcerative colitis (n=76)
Sex (M/F)7/645/31
Age (years)27 (3) (22–31)36 (15) (18–69)
Height (cm)176 (9)180 (8)
Weight (kg)71 (9)69 (9)
Truelove class (n)
 I–29
 II–21
 III–26
Disease extent (n)
 Extensive colitis1-150 –28
 Left-sided colitis1-151 –48

  • Values are expressed as mean (SD) (range).

  • ↵1-150 Including patients with total and subtotal colitis;

  • ↵1-151 including patients with proctosigmoiditis, but not isolated proctitis.