Clinical Study of the Relation between Mucosal Healing and Long-Term Outcomes in Ulcerative Colitis

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of patients.

No. of patients	38
Sex
Male	18 (47%)
Female	20 (53%)
Age at disease onset (range)	38.8 ± 13.0 years (16–73)
Disease duration (range)	15.8 ± 9.0 years (1–37)
Disease type
Flare-ups and remission	37 (97%)
Initial attacks	1 (2%)
Lesion extent at disease onset
Pancolitis	11 (29%)
Left-sided colitis	11 (29%)
Proctitis	11 (29%)
Unknown	5 (13%)
History of treatment in hospital
Yes	13 (34%)
No	25 (66%)
Drug therapy at colonoscopy
Present	36 (95%)
5-Aminosalicylic acid	34 (94%)
Immunomodulators	1 (3%)
Local therapy	7 (19%)
None	2 (5%)