Demographic data, Vienna classification, steroid treatment and mucosal IL8 expression in controls and patients with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis
| Controls (n = 13) | Crohn’s disease (n = 22) | Ulcerative colitis (n = 29) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-inflamed (n = 9) | Inflamed (n = 13) | Non-inflamed (n = 15) | Inflamed (n = 14) | ||
| Age, years (mean (range)) | 42 (23–78) | 45 (25–69) | 43 (28–83) | 46 (28–66) | 41 (18–78) |
| Sex (% male) | 31% | 44% | 31% | 47% | 29% |
| Vienna classification | – | L2: n = 4 | L2: n = 5 | – | – |
| L3: n = 5 | L3: n = 8 | ||||
| Steroid treatment | – | 44% | 39% | 33% | 50% |
| Mucosal IL8 expression (mRNA copies/10 ng RNA) (SEM) | 19.3 (8.3) | 18.1 (17.3) | 586.9 (390.6) | 89.1 (60.5) | 1325.0 (486.5) |
| p < 0.05 | p < 0.05 | ||||