Elevated miRNA Inversely Correlates with E-cadherin Gene Expression in Tissue Biopsies from Crohn Disease Patients in contrast to Ulcerative Colitis Patients

Table 1

Characteristic of patients with Crohn disease (CD), ulcerative colitis (UC), and healthy controls.

Characteristic	CD	UC	Control group
No. of patients,	12	16	11
Patients specimens
Pinch biopsies	24	32	11
Inflammation-altered tissue	12	16	—
Adjacent tissue	12	16	—
Age (y)
Mean	45,3	49,2	59,4
Min/max	(23/67)	(23/27)	(22/88)
Sex
Male	6	10	5
Female	6	6	6
Years with disease
Mean	11,7	11,6	—
Min/max	(1/26)	(1/27)	—
Extension of disease,
Left-sided colitis	—	8	—
Proctitis	—	3	—
Pancolitis	—	5	—
Site of disease,
Ileal	3	—	—
Colitis	5	—	—
Ileocolitis	4	—	—
CDAI activity,
Mild	5	—	—
Moderate	5	—	—
Severe	2	—	—
Mayo score,
1	—	4	—
2	—	6	—
3	—	6	—
Smoking,
Yes	9	4	3
No	3	12	8