Research Article

Matrix Metalloproteinase-9: Its Interplay with Angiogenic Factors in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Table 1

Characteristics of study population.

IndexControlsUCCD
AllUCaUCiAllCDaCDi

MMP-9 [ng/mL] 1.91 (0.83–3.03)5.02 (3.22–7.68)11.93 (5.2–22.0)2.99 (1.76–4.36)3.47 (2.12–4.08)4.61 (3.48–7.96)1.22 (0.61–3.12)
CRP [mg/L]3.7 (1.8–4.0)18.8 (10.4–31.9)44.5 (21.0–109.7)9.5 (3.2–14.3)25.1 (12.8–57.1)67.3 (30.5–111.0)17.3 (2.4–32.1)
CDAI160 (129–205)227 (186–259)94 (52–114)
CAI3 (2–4)5 (4–7)1 (0–2)
ESR [mm/h]ND16 (12–27)36.5 (17–50)11.5 (8–19)20 (16–26)31 (20–42)13 (10–17)
HGB [g/dL]ND12.8 (12.1–13.5)11.7 (10.4–12.6)13.5 (12.8–14.0)12.2 (11.7–13.0)11.7 (10.9–12.4)13.0 (12.2–13.9)
PLT [ /L]ND299 (277–324)349 (304–416)273 (252–292)345 (253–397)389 (334–464)247 (208–370)
WBC [ /L]ND7.3 (6.2–8.1)8.4 (6.6–9.9)6.6 (6.0–7.4)6.8 (5.7–8.2)7.7 (5.6–8.8)6.2 (5.2–7.9)

If not otherwise stated, data are presented as medians with 95% CI around median; CD: Crohn’s disease; CDa: active Crohn’s disease; CDi: inactive Crohn’s disease; UC: ulcerative colitis; UCa: active ulcerative colitis; UCi: inactive ulcerative colitis; M/F: males/females ratio; CRP: C-reactive protein; CDAI: Crohn’s disease activity index; CAI: clinical activity index; ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate; HGB: haemoglobin; PLT: platelet count; WBC: white blood cell count, ND: no data.