Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Children of Middle Eastern Descent

Table 3

Blood results at diagnosis.

	Middle Eastern	Control	𝑃 value
∧ESR	31 (3–74)	18.5 (2–69)	0.02*
∧CRP	5 (1–198)	6 (1–62)	0.34
Platelets	392 (96)	434 (130)	0.24
Haematocrit	0.35 (0.05)	0.35 (0.05)	0.53
Albumin	35.6 (7.1)	38.6 (8.8)	0.23
∧ALT	12 (6–35)	18.5 (8–147)	0.03*
∧AST	14 (5–28)	24 (6–128)	0.01*

Data presented as mean (SD) and compared by unpaired 𝑡-test except  ∧where data is presented as median (range) and compared by Mann Whitney test. *indicates statistical significance.