Control Subjects (N = 10) CD Medication Naïve (N=10) UC Medication Naïve (N=10) CD On Steroids (N=3) UC On Steroids (N=2)
Age in years (mean ± SD) 13.5 ± 3.9 13.4 ± 4.5 13.9 ± 4.3 15 ± 2 16 ± 0.0
Gender M 3 5 5 2 1
F 7 5 5 1 1
Height Z score (mean ± SD) -0.4 ± 0.6 0.2 ± 1.5 -0.4 ± 1.2 0.5 ± 1.0 -0.7 ± 1.8
BMI Z score (mean ±SD ) 1.0 ± 0.9 0.4  ± 1.3 -0.6  ± 0.7 * -1.1 ± 2.3 -0.2 ± 0.7
Activity index score N/A 37 ± 16 ‡ 45 ± 17.3 ₠ 41 ± 1.4 ‡ 82.5 ± 2.5 ï #
TI disease (%) N/A 8 (80%) 0 (0%) 3 (100%) 0 (0%)
SC disease (%) N/A 5 (50%) 3 (30%) 1 (33%) 2 (100%)
N: Number; M: Male; F: Female; SD: Standard Deviation; BMI: Body Mass Index; CD: Crohns Disease; UC: Ulcerative Colitis; TI: Terminal Ileum; SC: Sigmoid Colon
*P value <0.05 when compared to control subjects
ï P value <0.05 when compared to all other groups
‡ Pediatric Crohns Disease Activity Index (PCDAI)
# Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis Activity Index (PUCAI)
Table 1: Demographics.