Parameters
Mild-moderate UC Group I (n=27)
Severe UC Group II (n=23)
Control Group Group III (n=10)
P-value
Age (ys)
36.1 ± 13.4
41.5 ± 12.7
35.2 ± 12.8
0.27
Sex (m/f)
16/11
14/9
4-Jun
1
Disease duration(ys)
2.6 ± 1.7
4.2 ± 3.1
b
-
0.042b
Abdominal pain
20/27
18/23
3
a
0.083
Diarrhea
18/27
19/23
2
a
0.017*
Blood in stool
19/27
21/23
-
0.111
ESR (mm/hr)
21.8 ± 7.9
33.6 ± 8.5
b
10.9 ± 1.9
a
<0.001*
Hb (gm/dl)
12.1 ± 1.3
11.6 ± 1.6
12.6 ± 1.5
0.197
P<0.05*significant between all groups;
a
sig between patients &control;
b
sig between GI & GII. UC, ulcerative colitis
Table 1:
Clinical and laboratory data of the studied group
